Ficus umbrae Ezedin & Weiblen
, Gard. Bull. Singapore 71(Suppl. 2): 209 (2019).- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77204564-1
- Publication
- Gardens' Bulletin. Singapore
- Collation
- 71(Suppl. 2): 209
- Date of Publication
- 27 Sep 2019
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Moraceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- Souto & Sisol DEG-IMI-008
- Locality
- Madang Prov., Degenumbu, Mt. Wilhelm transect, 1700 m
- Collection Date
- 2 Oct 2015
- Type Herbaria
- holotype LAE
- Distribution Of Types
- Papua New Guinea (New Guinea, Papuasia, Asia-Tropical)
Remarks
doi:10.26492/gbs71(suppl.2).2019-15 The specific epithet is from classical Latin umbra- ‘shadow’ or alluding to a forest spirit. The name recognises Wanamo, the dog-headed spirit or masalai regarded by the people of Degenumbu as the guardian of their forests, the type locality of this species.