Ficus dewolfii (Moraceae), a New Species from Colombia

Author: Pederneiras Leandro Cardoso   Neto Sergio Romaniuc  

Publisher: American Society of Plant Taxonomists

ISSN: 0363-6445

Source: Systematic Botany, Vol.37, Iss.3, 2012-09, pp. : 684-687

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Abstract

Abstract—A new species of Ficus sect. Pharmacosycea, endemic to the municipality of Barbacoa, Nariño, Colombia is here described and illustrated as Ficus dewolfii Pederneiras & Romaniuc. It is characterized by a caudate leaf apex and lateral veins diverging from the midrib almost at a right angle, and shows similarities with F. rieberiana, F. apollinaris, and F. mutisii.