
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dixon, Dale J. 
T1  - A chequered history: the taxonomy of <emph type="2">Ficus platypoda</emph> and <emph type="2">F. leucotricha</emph> (Moraceae: <emph type="2">Urostigma</emph> sect. <emph type="2">Malvanthera</emph>) unravelled
JF  - Australian Systematic Botany
JO  - Aust. Systematic Bot.
Y1  - 2001
VL  - 14
IS  - 4
SP  - 535
EP  - 563
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/SB00028 
N2  - A revision of the species complexes of &#8216;Ficus platypoda&#8217; and &#8216;Ficus leucotricha&#8217; (Moraceae: Urostigma sect. Malvanthera Corner) is presented. A phenetic analysis of morphometric characters using clustering techniques and multidimensional scaling was used to identify the taxa in each species complex. Two species from each complex are recognised and include Ficus brachypoda (Miq.) Miq. and here described Ficus atricha D.J. Dixon from the &#8216;F. platypoda&#8217; complex and F. platypoda (Miq.) A. Cunn. ex Miq. and here describedFicus cerasicarpa D.J. Dixon from the &#8216;F. leucotricha&#8217; complex. Each Ficus species is pollinated by a morphologically distinct pollinator wasp. Ficus platypoda is pollinated by Pleistodontes cuneatusWiebes. Ficus cerasicarpa, F. atricha and F. brachypodaare pollinated by wasps that are new species yet to be described. The nomenclature of F. brachypoda and F. platypoda is discussed and a key to the species as well as notes and distribution maps are provided for all four species. 
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