Ficus semicordata Buch.-ham. ex Sm.

Tree up to 15 m tall, with wide-spreading branches. Leafy twigs 2-4 mm thick, white puberulous and brown to whitish (sub)hirtellous to subvillous, without nodal glands; internodes hollow; periderm flaking off. Leaves distichous; lamina oblong to sub-obovate to lanceolate (or to elliptic), (4-)10-25(-45) by (3-)4-12(-17) cm, asymmetric on lateral branches, chartaceous to subcoriaceous, apex acuminate, base cuneate to rounded on the narrow side, cordate on the broad side, lobe often covering the petiole, margin (towards the apex) denticulate; upper surface hispidulous, scabrous, lower surface ± densely puberulous to subhispidulous to strigillose, often scabridulous; cystoliths (only) beneath; lateral veins (4-)9-15 (in lanceolate leaves-26) pairs, some or most of then branched or furcate, the basal pair at the broad side up to 1/6-1/3(-1/2) the length of the lamina; tertiary venation scalariform, ± prominent beneath; waxy glands (conspicuous) in the axils of the basal lateral veins on the broad side; petiole 0.5-2 cm long, white puberulous and brown hirtellous, the epidermis flaking off; stipules 1-2(-3.5) cm long, white appressed-puberulous, on the keel to brown strigose or subhirtellous, caducous. Figs sometimes axillary, mostly cauliflorous on leafless branches hanging from the main branches or flagelliflorous on up to 2 m long stolons departing from the base of the trunk and with up to 4 cm long internodes; with a peduncle 0.2-1 cm long or subsessile; basal bracts 3, verticillate, 1-2.5 mm long; receptacle subglobose, 1-2 cm diam. when dry, 2-2.5 cm diam. when fresh, up to 0.5 cm long stipitate or non-stipitate, white to yellowish (sub)tomentose or (sub)glabrous, mostly with a few lateral bracts, at maturity red to red-brown, apex convex, ostiole c. 3 mm diam., surrounded by 5 apical bracts; internal hairs abundant to very sparse, white or brownish. Tepals of pistillate flowers free, linear to spathulate (to subobovate). Fruits whitish.

A tropical plant. In Nepal they grow up to 1800 m altitude. They grow in open places. It requires light and humidity. In China they grow on the edges of forests and along trails in S China. They grow between 700-1300 m altitude. In Northeastern India it grows between 1,600-2,100 m above sea level. In XTBG Yunnan.

The ripe figs are eaten raw. They are also made into jam. The unripe fruit are cooked. The young shoots and leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. They are also used in soup. The leaves can be stored for 4-5 days after harvest.

Plants can be grown from seed or cuttings.