Botanical Name

Ficus polita Vahl [Moraceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

Paul E. Isert

Collection Date-s

1785

Collection Location

Whydah [Benin: Ouidah]

Colonial Context

Danish Gold Coast of Africa 1663–1946

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

Label1: Ficus cordifolia n.d. lecta Whydah Guineae 1785.
Label2: Ficus polita Vahl det. Warburg Leg. Isert

Label3: The sheet was in this condition when recd. EDM

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 42 II 5

Type Status: Ficus polita Vahl HOLOTYPE. Enum. Pl. [Vahl] 2: 182 (1805)

Common Names

heart-leaved fig [English]

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10003860

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY-NC 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)