Ficus prostrata (Miq.) Buch.-ham. ex Miq.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Moraceae > Ficus

Characteristics

Small trees. Stipules lanceolate, ca. 2 cm, membranous. Leaves alternate; petiole 1.5-3 cm; leaf blade obovate-lanceolate to oblong, ± asymmetric, 8-11 cm, thinly papery, smooth, base cuneate to slightly obtuse, margin entire, apex acuminate; basal lateral veins very short, secondary veins 8-10 on each side of midvein. Figs on pendulous, eventually prostrate, leafless branchlets, ± underground at maturity, solitary, ± pear-shaped, tuberculate, with scale-like hairs; peduncle 8-10 mm; involucral bracts ovate, apex irregularly acuminate; lateral bracts present. Male flowers: calyx lobes 3 or 4, linear; with 1(or 2) stamen; pistillode broadly ovoid to ± rhombic, with a persistent lateral style and linear stigma. Achenes obliquely ovoid.
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A fig. It is a small tree. The leaves are alternate and oval to sword shaped. They are 8-11 cm long. The figs hang down. They are near ground level.
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality gynodioecy
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in dense forests between 1,200-1,500 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
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Edible fruits
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Germination duration (days) 15 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Distribution

Ficus prostrata world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60458503-2
WFO ID wfo-0000689868
COL ID 6HXVT
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Synonyms

Covellia prostrata Ficus prostrata