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Ficus lacunata Kvitvik, a new species of subgen.Pharmacosycea sect.Pharmacosycea collected in the provinces of Carchi, Imbabura, and Pichincha in Ecuador, shows affinities to bothFicus macbridei Standl. andFicus tonduzii Standl. but differs distinctly in leaf and syconium characters.
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Kvitvik, T.A. Ficus lacunata (Moraceae), a new species from pluvial montane forest of northwest Ecuador. Brittonia 49, 270–273 (1997). https://doi.org/10.2307/2807684
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