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Re: Ficus howelli
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Andrew Dickson <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 15 Oct 1999 07:56:25 -0400
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> I have been working on a bit of an identification problem with Ficus howelli
> and Ficus atlanticus.  I was wondering if anyone on Conch-L had a Ficus
> howelli from the Cuba area they could scan and send via e-mail.  All of the
> ones I have encountered lately have been from Columbia and are suspect as to
> identity.  If you have one and can scan it please send it to [log in to unmask]
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom Eichhorst in New Mexico, USA

Dear Tom,

I don't think the Ficus thing from Colombia is Ficus howelli, it might
be Ficus atlanticus or a new species.  Photos of the holotypes of both
shells are in "Johnsonia", Volume 1, No. 18.

Andrew Dickson

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