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Vine stem bark and vine stem transverse section. Copyright CSIRO
Ficus pantoniana
Family
Moraceae
Botanical Name
Ficus pantoniana King
King, G. (1887) Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 55: 407. Type: New Guinea, H.O. Forbes, No. 185 ....
Synonyms
Ficus pantoniana King var. pantoniana, The Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 18: 8(1960), Type: ?. Ficus nugentii Domin, Bibliotheca Botanica 89(4): 567(1921), Type: Kamerunga, J. L. Nugent; holo: BRI?. Ficus scandens var. australis F.M.Bailey, Queensland Agricultural Journal 1(5): 370(1897), Type: Range about Kamerunga, L.J. Nugent. Holo: BRI?.
Common name
Fig; Fig, Climbing; Climbing Fig
Stem
Vine stem diameters to 6 cm recorded. Vascular rays visible in transverse sections of the bark.
Leaves
Stipules about 6-13 mm long, completely enveloping the terminal bud and new leaf. Leaf blades about 3-11 x 1.5-5 cm, petioles scaly or flaky, about 0.5-2 cm long. 'Oil dots' numerous, mainly visible from the upper surface. Twigs and petioles produce a yellow, greenish yellow or cream exudate.
Flowers
Male flowers: Flowers produced towards the top of the fig among the bracts below the orifice. Male flowers normally produced when the figs are mature and seeds are ripe? Female flowers: Flowers mainly located in the basal part of the fig. Fig globular, about 1.2-1.5 cm diam. on a stalk about 6-11 mm long. Tepals about 0.4-0.5 mm long. Style and stigmas projecting beyond the tepals. Ovary enclosed in the tepals.
Fruit
Fruits pink.
Seedlings
Features not available.
Distribution and Ecology
Occurs in CYP and NEQ. Altitudinal range from near sea level to 400 m. Grows in lowland and upland rain forest. Also occurs in Malesia.
NEQ
X
Vine
X
RFK Code
2068