Moraceae
Ficus

Ficus copiosa Steud.

First published in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 635 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sulawesi to W. Pacific. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bismarck Archipelago, Caroline Is., Maluku, New Guinea, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Vanuatu

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chaudhary, L.B., Sudhakar, J.V., Kumar, A., Bajpai, O., Tiwari, R. & Murthy, G.V.S. (2012). Synopsis of the genus Ficus L. (Moraceae) in India. Taiwania 57: 193-216.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Pusalkar, P.K., Mao, A.A. & Inge, P. (eds.) in Sharma, B.D. & Balakrishnan, N.P. (eds) (2022). Flora of India 24: 1-688. Botanical Survey of India.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • George, A.S. (ed.) (1989). Flora of Australia 3: 1-219. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1958 King, G. [303] Indonesia K001050513 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1958 Zollinger, H. [496] Indonesia K001050515 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1958 Zollinger, H. [496] Indonesia K001050514 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1958 Vriese, W., H. de [s.n.] Indonesia K001050512 Unknown Type Material Yes
Milliken, W. [1566] Indonesia K:SPC-62745.000 No
Rechinger, K. [4713] Papua New Guinea K001050856 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [711] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-33438.000 No
Cheesman, L.E. [22] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-01800.013 No
Milliken, W. [1446] Indonesia K:SPC-62759.000 No
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 4509] Burma Ficus polycarpa K001039195 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4509] Singapore Ficus polycarpa K001039193 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4509] Malaysia Ficus polycarpa K001039194 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brass, L.J. [1388] Papua New Guinea Ficus acanthophylla K:SPC-15930.000 Type No
Brass, L.J. [8749] Papua New Guinea Ficus muriculata K:SPC-13137.000 No
Brass [3196] Ficus copiosa var. pubescens K:SPC-46600.000 No
Brass, L.J. [1388] Papua New Guinea Ficus copiosa var. pubescens K000770263 Type Yes
Brass, L.J. [1388] Papua New Guinea Ficus copiosa var. pubescens K000770264 Type Yes
Brass, L.J. [1388] Papua New Guinea Ficus copiosa var. pubescens K000770265 Type No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0