Species of tree in the Moraceae family endemic to Papua New Guinea
Ficus phaeosyce
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Rosids
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Moraceae
Genus:
Ficus
Subgenus:
F. subg. Sycidium
Species:
F. phaeosyce
Binomial name
Ficus phaeosyce
K.Schum. & Lauterb.
Synonyms[2]
none
A tree in the Moraceae family, Ficus phaeosyce grows in eastern New Guinea, endemic to the nation of Papua Niugini. It is a shade tolerant understorey species, locally very abundant. A range of insect herbivores feed on the plant.
^IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International; et al. (BGCI) (2020). "Ficus phaeosyce". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T142810472A170230847. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T142810472A170230847.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^"Ficus phaeosyce K.Schum. & Lauterb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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