taxonID	type	format	identifier	references	title	description	created	creator	contributor	publisher	audience	source	license	rightsHolder	datasetID
3B718783A86BFF97FF01FF3342E4FBCD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/16715874/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16715874	FIGURE 1. Line drawing illustration of Ficus sytsmae. A. Twig with a fig. B. Leaf blade with acuminate apex. C. Stipule. D. Dorsal view of the fig. E. Longitudinal view of the fig. F. Basal bracts of the fig. Drawing by N. Mitidieri based on the holotype: Vasquez & N. Jaramillo 15957 (P06863731).	FIGURE 1. Line drawing illustration of Ficus sytsmae. A. Twig with a fig. B. Leaf blade with acuminate apex. C. Stipule. D. Dorsal view of the fig. E. Longitudinal view of the fig. F. Basal bracts of the fig. Drawing by N. Mitidieri based on the holotype: Vasquez & N. Jaramillo 15957 (P06863731).	2025-07-04	Mitidieri-Rivera, Nicole;Damián-Parizaca, Alexander		Zenodo	biologists	Mitidieri-Rivera, Nicole;Damián-Parizaca, Alexander			
3B718783A86BFF97FF01FF3342E4FBCD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/16715880/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16715880	FIGURE 2. Digitized herbarium specimens of the four species treated in this work. A. Holotype of F. trachelosyce, Hno. Elias 682 (US1443002) © copyright of the Smithsonian Institution, NMNH,Botany (US).B.Holotype of F. tubulosa, Medeiros et al.391 (SP003455) © copyright of the Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Botany (US). C. Lectotype of F. schiedeana, Schiede & Deppe 1116 (U0004686) © copyright of the Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, formerly Utrecht University (U). D. Holotype of F. sytsmae, R. Vásquez & N. Jaramillo 15957 (P06863731) © copyright of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (P).	FIGURE 2. Digitized herbarium specimens of the four species treated in this work. A. Holotype of F. trachelosyce, Hno. Elias 682 (US1443002) © copyright of the Smithsonian Institution, NMNH,Botany (US).B.Holotype of F. tubulosa, Medeiros et al.391 (SP003455) © copyright of the Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Botany (US). C. Lectotype of F. schiedeana, Schiede & Deppe 1116 (U0004686) © copyright of the Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, formerly Utrecht University (U). D. Holotype of F. sytsmae, R. Vásquez & N. Jaramillo 15957 (P06863731) © copyright of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (P).	2025-07-04	Mitidieri-Rivera, Nicole;Damián-Parizaca, Alexander		Zenodo	biologists	Mitidieri-Rivera, Nicole;Damián-Parizaca, Alexander			
3B718783A86BFF97FF01FF3342E4FBCD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/16715888/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16715888	FIGURE 3. Geographic distribution of Ficus sytsmae, F. trachelosyce, F. tubulosa, and F. schiedeana based on records from the holotype location and additional herbarium specimens, with leaf blade and fig outlines for every species. White asterisk (*) denotes type material.	FIGURE 3. Geographic distribution of Ficus sytsmae, F. trachelosyce, F. tubulosa, and F. schiedeana based on records from the holotype location and additional herbarium specimens, with leaf blade and fig outlines for every species. White asterisk (*) denotes type material.	2025-07-04	Mitidieri-Rivera, Nicole;Damián-Parizaca, Alexander		Zenodo	biologists	Mitidieri-Rivera, Nicole;Damián-Parizaca, Alexander			
3B718783A86BFF97FF01FF3342E4FBCD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/16715892/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16715892	FIGURE 4. Summary of morphometric analyses. Scatterplot of first (x-axis) and second (y-axis) axes of Principal Component Analysis from elliptic Fourier descriptors of (A) leaf shape and (E) fig shape. Summary of leaf (B) and fig (F) shape variation across first and second PCA axes plotted in (A) and (E). Heat map of leaf (C) and fig (G) of each species with major morphological differences represented by warm colors. Comparative violin plots illustrating selected morphological characters, including leaf length (leaf_L) and width (leaf_W) (D), as well as fig length (fig_L) and width (fig_W) (H), among Ficus sytsmae, F. trachelosyce, F. schiedeana, and F. tubulosa. Colors in (D) and (H) correspond to the PC plots in (A) and (E).	FIGURE 4. Summary of morphometric analyses. Scatterplot of first (x-axis) and second (y-axis) axes of Principal Component Analysis from elliptic Fourier descriptors of (A) leaf shape and (E) fig shape. Summary of leaf (B) and fig (F) shape variation across first and second PCA axes plotted in (A) and (E). Heat map of leaf (C) and fig (G) of each species with major morphological differences represented by warm colors. Comparative violin plots illustrating selected morphological characters, including leaf length (leaf_L) and width (leaf_W) (D), as well as fig length (fig_L) and width (fig_W) (H), among Ficus sytsmae, F. trachelosyce, F. schiedeana, and F. tubulosa. Colors in (D) and (H) correspond to the PC plots in (A) and (E).	2025-07-04	Mitidieri-Rivera, Nicole;Damián-Parizaca, Alexander		Zenodo	biologists	Mitidieri-Rivera, Nicole;Damián-Parizaca, Alexander			
3B718783A860FF95FF01FB49454FFAED.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/16715898/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16715898	FIGURE 5. Plate showing the narrow and prominent ostiole and color gradient in the fig of Ficus schiedeana based on records from iNaturalist. Images reproduced under Creative Commons licenses from (A, C, D) Manuel Hernández Ancheita (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), (B) Styv De Jesús Calva (CC BY-NC 4.0), (E) P. Acevedo (CC0 1.0 Universal; US National Herbarium, Department of Botany, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution), (F) Rossy Vivanco (CC BY-NC 4.0), (G) Saul Miguel Z (CC BY-NC 4.0), (H, I) Sandra Palomino (CC BY-NC 4.0).	FIGURE 5. Plate showing the narrow and prominent ostiole and color gradient in the fig of Ficus schiedeana based on records from iNaturalist. Images reproduced under Creative Commons licenses from (A, C, D) Manuel Hernández Ancheita (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), (B) Styv De Jesús Calva (CC BY-NC 4.0), (E) P. Acevedo (CC0 1.0 Universal; US National Herbarium, Department of Botany, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution), (F) Rossy Vivanco (CC BY-NC 4.0), (G) Saul Miguel Z (CC BY-NC 4.0), (H, I) Sandra Palomino (CC BY-NC 4.0).	2025-07-04	Mitidieri-Rivera, Nicole;Damián-Parizaca, Alexander		Zenodo	biologists	Mitidieri-Rivera, Nicole;Damián-Parizaca, Alexander			
