Ficus vasculosa Wall. & Miq.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Moraceae > Ficus

Characteristics

Tree up to 20 m tall, without or with low buttresses. Branchlets drying brown to blackish. Leafy twigs 1-3 mm thick, solid, glabrous. Leaves spirally arranged; lamina oblong to subobovate, (3-)5-15(-20) by (1.5-)2-5.5(-7.5) cm, symmetric, coriaceous, apex acuminate (to obtuse), base rounded to cuneate, margin entire, flat to slightly revolute towards the base; upper surface glabrous, shining when dry, lower surface glabrous, smooth; cystoliths only beneath; midrib slightly prominent to flat above, lateral veins 9-12(-16) pairs, the basal lateral veins not distinct, tertiary venation reticulate to partly parallel to the lateral veins, the smaller veins slightly prominent beneath; waxy glands absent; petiole (0.7-)1-4(-7) cm long, 0.5-1 mm thick, similar in length on the same twig, glabrous, the epidermis persistent (or ± flaking off); stipules 0.4-1.2 cm long, glabrous, caducous. Figs axillary or just below the leaves, in pairs (or solitary); peduncle 0.1-1 cm long; basal bracts 3, 0.5-1 mm long, persistent (or caducous); receptacle subglobose, 0.5-1 cm diam. when dry, 0-0.7 cm long stipitate, glabrous, green (?) at maturity, apex convex, ostiole 1-1.5 mm diam., flat; internal hairs absent. Tepals red, glabrous. Stamens (1 or) 2 (or 3).
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Trees, 10-15 m tall, d.b.h. 10-15 cm. Bark gray, smooth. Branchlets grayish brown, smooth. Stipules ovate, ca. 6 mm. Petiole 1-2 cm; leaf blade elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, simple or irregularly lobed, 4-11 × 2-4 cm, leathery, abaxially pale green but yellowish to grayish green when dry, adaxially dark green and shiny, base cuneate, apex obtuse to acuminate; secondary veins 10-12 on each side of midvein, reticulate veins prominent on both surfaces. Figs yellow to yellowish red when mature, globose, 7-10 mm in diam., obscurely longitudinally ridged when dry, base attenuate into a short stalk; peduncle 0.7-0.8 cm; involucral bracts caducous. Male, gall, and female flowers within same fig. Male flowers: few, near apical pore, shortly pedicellate; calyx deeply 3-or 4-lobed; stamen (1 or)2 (or 3), if stamen 1 then basal rudimentary pistil present. Gall and female flowers: many, sessile or pedicellate; calyx deeply 3-or 4-lobed; ovary obovoid; style smooth; stigma 2-branched. Achenes smooth, usually with 1 row of small apical tubercles. Fl. and fr. May-Jul.
A fig. It is a tree. It grows 15-44 m tall. The stem has white sap. The leaves are alternate and simple. The fruit are 8 mm across. They are round and on the twigs.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 15.0 - 20.0
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in rain forest up to 1,400 m above sea level. It grows on sandy soils. In XTBG Yunnan.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. They are boiled or fried and also used in soups.
Uses food material
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seeds, root cuttings or air-layering.
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Germination duration (days) 15 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Distribution

Ficus vasculosa world distribution map, present in China, Indonesia, Iceland, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Ficus vasculosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:584234-1
WFO ID wfo-0000690804
COL ID 6HZPM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ficus championii Ficus renitens Ficus vasculosa Ficus variabilis Ficus vasculosa var. acuminata