Ficus fistulosa

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Ficus fistulosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Tribe: Ficeae
Genus: Ficus
Subgenus: F. subg. Sycomorus
Species:
F. fistulosa
Binomial name
Ficus fistulosa
Reinw. ex Bl.
Synonyms
List
  • Ficus tuberculata(Miq.) Miq.
    Ficus tengerensis Miq.
    Ficus rubrovenia Merr.
    Ficus repandifolia Elmer
    Ficus polysyce Ridl.
    Ficus millingtonifolia Griff.
    Ficus lucbanensis Elmer
    Ficus harlandii Benth.
    Ficus grandidens Merr.
    Ficus fistulosa var. tengerensis(Miq.) Kuntze
    Ficus fistulosa var. obliqua Miq.
    Ficus fistulosa var. lucbanensis(Elmer) Corner
    Ficus fistulosa var. cincta Hochr.
    Ficus fistulosa var. angustifolia Miq.
    Ficus curranii Merr.
    Ficus condensa King
    Covellia tuberculata Miq.
    Covellia subopposita Miq.

Ficus fistulosa [1] is an Asian species of fig tree in the family Moraceae. It is native to South and Southeast Asia from Assam to Taiwan, including India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, southern China including Hong Kong [2] and Hainan, and throughout Malesia and the western Pacific, extending to East New Guinea. [3] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers produced on separate individuals. [4]

Contents

No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. [5] In Vietnam, it is called sung giòn. [6]

Description

Its fruits are greenish yellow when ripe.

Ecology

Leaves and fruits Naturalis Biodiversity Center - L.2096173 - Aken, J. van - Ficus fistulosa Reinwardt ex Blume - Artwork.jpeg
Leaves and fruits

A survey conducted in Hong Kong observed fruit bats feeding on the seed figs of F. fistulosa and two other species in the subgenus Sycomorus , namely F. hispida and F. variegata . Most of the bats were identified as Cynopterus sphinx , while the larger individuals were thought to be Rousettus leschenaultii , the only other fruit bat species in Hong Kong. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Blume CW (1825) In: Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 470.
  2. 1 2 Corlett, Richard T. (2005-11-28). "Figs (Ficus, Moraceae) in Urban Hong Kong, South China1". Biotropica. 38 (1): 116–121. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2006.00109.x. ISSN   0006-3606. Archived from the original on 2025-07-06.
  3. ↑ "Plants of the World Online" . Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  4. ↑ Katabuchi, Masatoshi; Harrison, Rhett D.; Nakashizuka, Tohru (2008). "Documenting the Effect of Foundress Number in a Dioecious Fig, Ficus fistulosa, in Malaysia". Biotropica. 40 (4): 457–461. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00405.x.
  5. ↑ Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  6. ↑ Phạm Hoàng Hộ (2003) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. II publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN.
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