Ficus segoviae Miquel (1867: 300)

Pederneiras, Leandro Cardoso, Mansano, Vidal De Freitas & Romaniuc-Neto, Sergio, 2017, Taxonomic synopsis of the Ficus sect. Pharmacosycea (Moraceae) from Colombia, Phytotaxa 313 (1), pp. 1-22 : 17

17. Ficus segoviae Miquel (1867: 300) .

≡ Pharmacosycea angustifolia Liebmann (1851: 333) .

≡ Ficus insipida subsp. segoviae (Miquel) Carvajal (1995: 361) .

Type:— NICARAGUA. Segovia, January 1848, Orsted 14334 (lectotype here designated: C 15! isolectotype: C 16!).

Terrestrial trees, 15–40 m tall. Leaf blade 17–23.5 cm long, 5.0– 10.5 cm wide, elliptic to narrowly elliptic, sometimes ovate to lanceolate, base cuneate, apex acuminate, adaxial face glabrous, abaxial face puberulent to glabrous; secondary veins 19–24 pairs petiole 3.0–5.0 cm long, puberulent, periderm persistent; stipules caducous, 5.0–7.0 cm long, puberulent or glabrous. Syconia solitary; peduncle 7.0– 18 mm long, puberulent; lateral bracts absent; receptacle 2.7–5.0 cm in diam. when dry, puberulent, apex rounded to subapiculate ( Fig. 9B, C ).

Distribution and habitat in Colombia: — Antioquia, Bolivir, Chocó, Guajira, Magdalena, Norte de Santander, and Valle del Cauca, in lowland rainforests at altitudes of 10–600 m ( Fig. 8 ).

Specimens Selected: — COLOMBIA. ANTIOQUIA: Segovia, El Río, Rentería 2262 (HUA, COL, JAUM); San Luis, Rentería 2629 (JAUM).— BOLÍVAR: Río Viejo, Norosi, Cuadros 2105 (COL); Frasquillo, on Río Sinu, Pennell 4593 (NY).— CHOCÓ: Ríosucio, Parque Los Katios, orilla Río Peye, León 22 (COL); Juradó, Orillas de los Ríos Apartado y Jurado, Romero-Castañeda 489 (COL); Juradó, Orillas Río Jurado, Romero-Castañeda 430 (COL); Río Atrato, bocas del Río Tanando, Idrobo 2668 (COL, US); Acandí, Corregimiento San Francisco, Fonnegra 2962 (HUA); Riosucio, Parque Nacional Natural Los Katios, Camino a los Saltos El Tendal y La Tigra, Fonnegra 6875 (HUA, COL); near Madurex Logging Camp above Teresita, Duke 9987 ( US, GH); Unguia, Gentry 16735 (NY); Nueva via Yuto-Lloro, Gentry 17855 (COL).— GUAJIRA: Barrancas, Río Ranchería near Puerto Arturo, Río Ranchería near Puerto Arturo, Arboleda 488 (HUA); Barrancas, Corregimiento Hato Nuevo, Roldán 940 (HUA, COL).— MAGDALENA: Santa Marta, Cabo San Juan Guia, Jurisdicción Taganga, López 78 (COL); Los Naranjos, desembocadura do Río Piedras, Parque Nacional Tayrona, Moreno 387 (COL).— NORTE DE SANTANDER: Hoya del Río Catatumbo, García-Barriga 18394 (COL).— VALLE DEL CAUCA: Buenaventura, Barcos, Río Cajambre, Cuatrecasas 17163 (COL, F).

Notes:— According to Liebmann (1851), the receptacle of Ficus segoviae has “ magnitudine receptaculi F. caricae ,” i.e., 3 cm or more in diam. This is a key feature for determining this species. The type has narrowly elliptic to lanceolate leaves, but we have noticed that other specimens can also have elliptical or ovate leaves.

Ficus segoviae was considered a synonym of F. insipida (e.g., DeWolf 1965; Berg 2009). However, F. segoviae differs from F. insipida mainly by the leaf blade shape (often narrowly elliptic vs. elliptic) and diameter of the receptacle (2.7–5.0 vs. 1.4–2.1 cm). Carvajal (1995) also observed morphological differences between F. insipida and F. segoviae , which led to establish F. insipida subsp. segoviae (Lieb.) Carvajal.

Liebmann (1851) did not mention the herbarium in which the type of F. segoviae was deposited. DeWolf (1965) cited the lectotype of this species was at C, but there are two collections there, so a lectotype is needed ( McNeill et al. 2012, art. 9.2). We have choosen the specimen labelled as C 15 because this is the most complete and informative specimen with twigs, leaves, stipules and syconium.

Figures

FIGURE 8. Distribution of Ficus rieberiana, F. santanderana, F.segoviae, F.tonduzii, F.torresiana, F. ulei and F.yoponensis in Colombia based on herbarium specimens.

FIGURE 9. Twigs with syconia and stipules. A. Ficus santanderana (Roldan 2680). B, C. F. segoviae (Renteria 2262). D. F. tonduzii (Rodriguez 446).