Ficus rigo F.M.Bailey

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Moraceae > Ficus

Characteristics

Tree up to c. 15 m tall, (secondarily?) terrestrial, without copious aerial roots on the branches. Branches drying brown. Leafy twigs 2-3 mm thick, ± angular, glabrous; periderm mostly flaking off. Leaves spirally arranged; lamina oblong to elliptic to (sub)obovate, 6-10 by 2.5-5.5 cm, coriaceous, apex rounded to obtuse, base cuneate to subattenuate, margin flat or ± revolute towards the base, mostly ± callose towards the base; both surfaces glabrous; midrib flat above, lateral veins 5-8 pairs, the basal pair distinct, up to 1/4-1/3 the length of the lamina, unbranched, ± curved, tertiary largely parallel to the lateral veins, basal and other lateral veins as well as the tertiary venation not running in the same direction, the basal lateral veins departing from the midrib in clearly narrower angles than the other venation; waxy gland at the base of the midrib; petiole 1-1.5 cm long, 1-2 mm thick, glabrous, drying brown; stipules 1-1.5 cm long, glabrous, caducous. Figs axillary or just below the leaves, paired (or solitary), sessile; basal bracts 3, 2-3 mm long, (sub)equal, glabrous, persistent; receptacle subglobose, 0.6-0.8 cm diam. when dry, glabrous, yellow to orange with red spots at maturity, apex slightly convex to flat, ostiole 1.5-2 mm diam., (almost) flat, with 3 (just) fully imbricate upper ostiolar bracts, no rim; wall smooth; internal hairs absent. Tepals entirely whitish to pinkish. Ovary whitish.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 12.0
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On or near the coast.
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Distribution

Ficus rigo world distribution map, present in Papua New Guinea

Conservation status

Ficus rigo threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:853595-1
WFO ID wfo-0000690089
COL ID 6HXZT
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Synonyms

Ficus rigo Ficus microcarpa var. rigo Ficus retusa var. rigo