A new species of Ficus (Moraceae) from the Peruvian Amazon plain

Reynel C.; Albán J. · Revista Peruana de Biologia (2024) · DOI: 10.15381/rpb.v31i4.28980

Resumen

A new species of Ficus L. (Moraceae) from Peru is here described, Ficus ucayaliensis Reynel & Albán. It belongs to the subgenus Pharmacosycea (Miq.) Miq., being distinct in several characters, both vegetative and reproductive, among them the notoriously elongated peduncle of the syconium; it is known from the Amazonian lowland of the department of Ucayali, in a mature riparian forest. © Los autores.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina