Ficus sarmentosa var. nipponica (Franch. & Sav.) Corner

Variety

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Characteristics

A fig. It is an evergreen climber. It becomes tree like. The leaves are leathery and oblong. They are 6-13 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. The tip is pointed. The base is rounded. There are no hairs on either side. The leaf stalks are hairy. They are 1-2.5 cm long. Male and female flowers are on separate plants. They are very small. The fruit is 1 cm long and edible.
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Scandent shrubs, woody. New branchlets pale brown. Leaf blade elliptic-lanceolate, abaxially pale yellow or grayish yellow. Figs globose, 1-1.2 cm in diam., apical pore navel-like, convex; peduncle shorter than 5 mm; involucral bracts triangular-ovate, 2-3 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality gynodioecy
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Environment

It is a warm temperate plants. It grows in forests and woodlands. In southern China it grows between 600-1,200 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 15 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Distribution

Ficus sarmentosa var. nipponica world distribution map, present in China, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:583340-1
WFO ID wfo-0000690207
COL ID 5NYL3
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Synonyms

Ficus chaffajoni Ficus fortunati Ficus seguinii Ficus oxyphylla Ficus rufipes Ficus foveolata var. eburnea Ficus foveolata var. nipponica Ficus sarmentosa var. nipponica Ficus sarmentosa subsp. nipponica Ficus nipponica