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Open Access Flora Malesiana precursor for the treatment of Moraceae 3: Ficus subgenus Ficus

The sections of Ficus L. subg. Ficus are described and their Malesian species listed and a key to their identification is provided. One new subsection is established: Ficus subg. Ficus sect. Eriosycea subsect. Auratae. Four new species and two new subspecies are described: F. auricoma, F. glabristipulata, F. kofmanae, F. subglabritepala, F. oleifolia subsp. monantha, and F. hirta subsp. ochracea. Some new combinations and changes of rank are made: F. deltoidea subsp. motleyana, F. oleifolia subsp. intermedia, F. hirta subsp. dumosa and subsp. roxburghii, and F. tricolor var. robusta.

Keywords: FICUS SUBG. FICUS; MALESIA; MORACEAE

Document Type: Research Article

Publication date: 01 November 2003

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