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Berg, C. C. & Culmsee, H., 2011, Ficus schwarzii redefined and two new species of Ficus (Moraceae) from Sulawesi (Indonesia) described, Blumea 56 (3), pp. 265-269 : 265

KEY TO CAULIFLOROUS AND STOLONIFLOROUS SPECIES OF SUBGENUS SYCOMORUS IN SULAWESI

The three species can be accommodated in the regional key for subg. Sycomorus in Celebes ( Berg & Corner 2005: 328– 330, replacing lead 20 ff) as follows; it now includes F. schwarzii and the two new species, and excludes the stoloniflorous form of F. hispida .

20. Figs on up to 0.3 cm long spurs; waxy glands absent................................. F. erythrosperma

1 Bergen Museum,University of Bergen,Allégate 41, 5007 Bergen, Norway; Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis (section NHN), Leiden University, P.O. Box 9514, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands; e-mail: [e-mail].

2 Vegetation and Phytodiversity Analysis,Albrecht von Haller Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Göttingen, Untere Karspüle 2, 37073 Göttingen, Germany; e-mail: [e-mail].

20. Figs on longer leafless branchlets; waxy glands in the axils of lateral veins in the middle of the lamina beneath.. 21

21. Figs on clusters of up to 10 leafless branchlets, often forming woody tubercles.......................... 22

21. Figs on up to 30, 50 or 100(–150) cm long non-rooting leafless branchlets........................... 24

22. Leafy twigs and lower surface of lamina glabrous or sparsely white appressed-puberulous; epidermis of fig receptacle persistent........................... F. fistulosa

22. Leafy twigs and lamina distinctly hairy, partly brownish; epidermis of fig receptacle flaking off............... 23

23. Margin of lamina (sub)entire, hairs on upper surface of the lamina absent or confined to the midrib.... F. schwarzii

23. Margin of lamina dentate, hairs on upper surface scattered on the whole surface................ F. sulawesiana

24. Epidermis of the petiole persistent............... 25

24. Epidermis of the petiole flaking off............... 27

25. Fig receptacle 0.5 –1.2 cm diam when dry, peduncle 0.1–0.4 cm long, and the ostiole 2.5 –4 mm diam..................................... F. parvibracteata

25. Fig receptacle (1–) 1.2 – 2.5 cm diam when dry, peduncle 0.4– 3 cm long, and the ostiole 2.5 – 6 mm diam..... 26

26. Lateral veins mostly furcated away from the margin or branched; fig receptacle subglabrous, its epidermis flaking off............................ F. gorontaloensis

26. Lateral veins rarely or not furcated away from the margin or branched; fig receptacle hairy, its epidermis persistent.................................. F. botryocarpa

27. Stipules 0.5 –1 cm long; petiole up to 2(–2.5) cm long; lamina smooth above.................. F. congesta

27. Stipules 1–25 cm long; petiole up to 10(–14) cm long; lamina scabrous above.................. F. hispida