Ficus ischnopoda Miq.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Moraceae > Ficus

Characteristics

Shrub up to 6 m tall, with internodes distinctly different in length and leaves ± tufted at the end of branches. Leafy twigs 1.5-2.5 mm thick, white puberulous or glabrous; periderm persistent. Leaves spirally arranged, sometimes subopposite or subverticillate; lamina linear-oblanceolate, 3-21 by 0.3-2 cm, (sub)coriaceous, apex subacute to acuminate, base cuneate to rounded, margin entire, ± revolute, at least at the base; both surfaces glabrous; cystoliths only beneath; lateral veins 7-20 pairs, the basal pair slightly or not distinct from the other lateral veins, tertiary venation almost reticulate; waxy glands in the axils of the basal lateral veins; petiole 0.2-1.5 cm long, puberulous or glabrous; stipules 0.5-1 cm long, lateral to semi-amplexicaul, glabrous, caducous (or subpersistent). Figs axillary, solitary; peduncle 0.8-3.2 cm long; basal bracts 3, 1-2 mm long, sparsely puberulous; receptacle ellipsoid to subpyriform to subglobose to (sub)ovoid (to almost cylindrical), 1.5-2.3 cm diam. when dry, 2-3 cm diam. when fresh, sometimes up to 1 cm long stipitate, (sub)glabrous, pink to dark red and purple at maturity, apex ± protracted, ostiole 2-3 mm diam., often slightly sunken; internal hairs few, short.
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Shrublike trees, 2-3 m tall. Bark gray, with winglike ridges. Branchlet internodes red, short. Stipules linear-lanceolate, ca. 8 mm. Leaves clustered apically on branchlets; petiole 5-8 mm; leaf blade elliptic-lanceolate to oblanceolate, 4-13 × 1-3 cm, papery, both surfaces glabrous, abaxially pale brown when dry, adaxially dark green, base cuneate, margin entire, apex acuminate; basal lateral veins short, secondary veins 7-15 on each side of midvein, and apically curved. Figs axillary on leafy or older leafless branches, solitary or occasionally paired, conic to spindle-shaped, with longitudinal ridges 1-2 × 0.5-0.8 cm, surface sulcate, basally attenuate into a short stalk; peduncle 1-1.5(-4) cm; involucral bracts 3 or 4, semipersistent. Male flowers: near apical pore, pedicellate; calyx lobes 3 or 4, oblanceolate; stamens 2; anthers ellipsoid. Gall flowers: subsessile; calyx lobes 4; ovary ± globose; style lateral, short; stigma shallowly 2-lobed. Female flowers: pedicellate; calyx lobes 3 or 4; style persistent, long; stigma 2-lobed. Achenes reniform, tuberculate. Fl. and fr. May-Aug.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality gynodioecy
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Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 4.5
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Uses gene source medicinal
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Germination duration (days) 15 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Distribution

Ficus ischnopoda world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Iceland, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Ficus ischnopoda threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:853034-1
WFO ID wfo-0000688844
COL ID 6HWXV
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Synonyms

Ficus ischnopoda Ficus petelotii Ficus ischnopoda var. subcylindrica Ficus pedunculosa var. velutina Ficus pyriformis var. angustifolia Ficus pyriformis var. ischnopoda Ficus delavayi