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(Last Modified On 1/22/2013)
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(Last Modified On 1/22/2013)
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Species
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Ficus MACBRIDEI Standl.
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PlaceOfPublication
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Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. (Bot.) 13:305. 1937.
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Synonym
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Ficus torresiana Standl. loc. cit. 18:307. 1937.
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Description
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Trees to 15 m. tall. Twigs 7-9 mm. in diameter, glabrous or very shortly brown-pubescent, the epidermis sometimes exfoliating. Stipules 50-75 mm. long, narrowly deltoid, glabrous or minutely pubescent. Lamina 12-28 cm. broad X 26-42 cm. long, broadly ovate; apex acute or slightly acuminate; base rounded or emarginate; lateral veins 12-16 pairs departing from the midrib at an angle of 10?-300; basal veins 1-3 pairs, departing from the midrib at a similar angle or at an angle from 300-500; intercostals slightly prominent. Petiole 20-85 mm. long, glabrous or pubescent, 1/2-1/6 the length of the lamina. Figs 15-25 mm. in diameter, obovoid, glabrous or pubescent, borne among leaves(?); color not noted, but in dried material with yellowish maculations; peduncle obsolete; basal bracts 2- 3 lobed, about 2 mm. long; orifice about 2 mm. in diameter, slightly crateriform.
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Trees
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Distribution
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This species, so far as I know, has not yet been found in Panama. It is found in Costa Rica and Peru, however, and should be looked for in areas between.
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