Ficus americana subsp. guianensis (Desv.) C.C.Berg
First published in Blumea 52: 300 (2007)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Windward Islands to S. Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Ficus guianensis Desv. in W.Hamilton, Prodr. Pl. Ind. Occid.: 62 (1825)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Ficus anacardiifolia Kunth & C.D.Bouché in Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1846: 15 (1847)
- Ficus chiribiquetensis Dugand in Caldasia 2: 375 (1944)
- Ficus erratica Standl. in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 75: 295 (1948)
- Ficus grenadensis Warb. in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 3: 481 (1903)
- Ficus martini Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 219 (1867)
- Ficus mensalis Standl. in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 75: 297 (1948)
- Ficus myriasycea Pittier in Bol. Soc. Venez. Ci. Nat. 4(30): 75 (1937)
- Ficus niceforoi Dugand in Caldasia 1(4): 59 (1942)
- Ficus oblanceolata Rusby in Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 6: 498 (1910), nom. illeg.
- Ficus parkeriana (Miq.) Sandwith in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 227 (1932)
- Ficus rigidifolia Pittier in Bol. Soc. Venez. Ci. Nat. 4(30): 79 (1937)
- Ficus splendens Kunth & C.D.Bouché in Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1846: 14 (1847)
- Ficus subaporuloides Warb. ex Glaz. in Mém. Soc. Bot. France 3: 642 (1913), opus utique oppr.
- Ficus sylvestris Miq. in London J. Bot. 6: 587 (1847)
- Ficus umbonigera Warb. in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 3: 480 (1903)
- Pharmacosycea parkeriana Miq. in London J. Bot. 7: 71 (1848)
- Urostigma anacardiifolum (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Miq. in London J. Bot. 6: 587 (1847)
- Urostigma splendens (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Miq. in London J. Bot. 6: 587 (1847)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
- Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2006 | Parker [s.n.], Guyana | K000229237 | holotype | Yes | |
| Aug 4, 1978 | Prance, G.T. [P 24959], Brazil | K000947142 | Yes | ||
| Jul 1, 2013 | Prance, G.T. [19276], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946194 | Yes | |
| Jun 5, 2013 | Harley, R.M. [10352], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946178 | Yes | |
| Jun 4, 2013 | Maguire, B. [40036], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946174 | Yes | |
| Jun 4, 2013 | Berg, C.C. [BG468], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946198 | Yes | |
| Jan 1, 2008 | Sasaki, D. [2142], Mato Grosso | Ficus guianensis | K000447946 | No | |
| Jun 5, 2003 | Prance, G.T. [12276], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946199 | Yes | |
| Jan 7, 1999 | França, F. [1209], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946197 | Yes | |
| Jul 1, 1997 | Cid Ferreira, C.A. [4957], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946200 | Yes | |
| Jan 1, 1991 | Ferreira, C.A.C. [9262], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946195 | Yes | |
| Jan 1, 1986 | Schatz, G.E. [783], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946196 | Yes | |
| Sep 28, 1980 | Fróes, R.L. [11569], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946192 | Yes | |
| Sep 28, 1980 | Ramos, J. [136], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946183 | Yes | |
| Sep 26, 1980 | Spruce, R. [s.n.], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946184 | Yes | |
| Sep 26, 1980 | Castro, R. [10934], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946177 | Yes | |
| Sep 26, 1980 | Ule, E. [8833], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946187 | Yes | |
| Sep 26, 1980 | Ule, E. [8831], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946185 | Yes | |
| Sep 26, 1980 | Santos, R.R. [1564], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946182 | Yes | |
| Sep 26, 1980 | Glaziou [14273], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946191 | Yes | |
| Sep 26, 1980 | Glaziou, A. [22149], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946176 | Yes | |
| Sep 26, 1980 | Spruce [2194], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946181 | Yes | |
| Sep 26, 1980 | Glaziou, A. [18496], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946175 | Yes | |
| Sep 26, 1980 | Spruce, R. [2194], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946179 | Yes | |
| Sep 25, 1980 | Spruce [1995], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946190 | Yes | |
| Jan 1, 1980 | Prance, G.T. [23542], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946193 | Yes | |
| Jan 1, 1980 | Prance, G.T. [59685], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946180 | Yes | |
| Sep 26, 1880 | s.coll. [8832], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946188 | Yes | |
| Fanshawe, D.B. [5172], Guyana | Ficus guianensis | K000442913 | holotype | Yes | |
| Maguire, B. [24584], Surinam | Ficus guianensis | K000442914 | isotype | Yes | |
| Spruce, R. [1995], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946189 | Yes | ||
| Silva, N.T. [59710], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946173 | Yes | ||
| Ule, E. [8382], Brazil | Ficus guianensis | K000946186 | Yes | ||
| Fanshawe, D.B. [5172], Guyana | Ficus guianensis | K000442912 | holotype | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0