Ficus MORACEAE FicuS 



Key to the Species 



a. Lvs. evergreen, leathery, prominently reticulate beneath : plants 

 climbing or trailing. 

 Lvs. oblong-lanceolate to lanceolate, acuminate, subcuneate at 

 the base: frtg. receptacle 15mm. or less long. 

 Petioles 10-15 mm. long: lvs. tapering at the tips, but not 



acuminate : receptacle 8-9 x 13-15 mm 1. F. foveolata 



Petioles 5-8 mm. long: lvs. acuminate: receptacle 6-7 x 



7-8 mm 2. F. martini 



Lvs. ovate to oblong, obtuse at the tip and cordate at the base: 



receptacle 30-35 x 40-55 mm 3. F. pumila 



aa. Lvs. deciduous, membranaceous, not prominently reticulate be- 

 neath: erect woody plants, 

 b. Frtg. receptacles sessile, 2 in each If. axil, 10-15 mm. across 

 and fleshy at maturity : lvs. lobed or entire, rarely re- 

 motely serrate 4. F. heteromorpha 



bb. Frtg. receptacles stalked, usually solitary in the If. axils. 



c. Lvs. lobed, margins iriegularly dentate: frtg. receptacle 

 on stout stalk, solitary, axillary or subterminal, 5- 



8cm. long, fleshy and edible: brs. stout 5. F. carica 



cc. Lvs. not lobed; margins sometimes undulate or panduri- 

 form, not serrate or dentate. 

 Lvs. obovate-elliptic to subrhomboid, 8-15 cm. long, 

 pubescent: frtg. receptacle 13-18 mm. in diam. at 



maturity, on stout stalk 10-20 mm. long 6. .P. erecta 



var. beecheyana 

 Lvs. ovate or lanceolate, mostly glabrous above. 

 Frtg. receptacles many, 6x9 mm. at maturity: lvs. 



oblanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, 5-9 cm. long . . 7. F. formosana 

 Frtg. receptacles few, 12-15 x 27-30 mm. at maturity: 

 lvs. oblong-lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate 

 4 -8 cm. long 8. F. pyriformis 



1. Ficus foveolata Wall, ex Miq. &1%M (Chen Chu Lien; Pearl Lotus) (H.F.5:528). 

 Shrub, to 2 m.; fls. purple, IV; fr. green, IX. Eastern Asia; locally in An., 

 Che., Hun., Hup., Ki., Ku. Brushy slopes. 



2. Ficus martini Levi. & Vant. (F. baileyii Hutch.) (B.G.1:19). Woody climber; fls. 

 IV; fr. green, XL China; locally in An., Che., Hun., Hup., Ki., Ku. Shady 

 woods. 



3. Ficus pumila Linn, fp^ (Pi Li) (Mak.F.648). Woody climber; fls. IV; fr. green, 

 IX. Japan and China; locally in An., Che., Hun., Hup., Ki., Ku. Walls and 

 cliffs. Fig. 64. 



4. Ficus heteromorpha Hemsl. (H.I.26: 2533-4). Shrub, or tree, to 6 m.; fls. 

 greenish, VI; fr. reddish, VIII. Eastern Asia; locally in Che., Hun., Hup., Ki. 

 Forest shade. 



5. Ficus carica Linn. Fig MtkW< (Wu Hua Kuo; Flowerless Fruit) (R.M.191). Tree, 

 to 10m.; fr. green or purple, X, edible. Introduced from western Asia; locally 

 in An., Che., Ki., Ku. Planted for fruit. 



6. Ficus erecta Thunb. var. beecheyana (H. & A.) King %{\l\W< (T'ien Hsien Kuo; 

 Heavenly-fairy Fruit) (King F.l(2):142). Shrub, to 3 m.; fls. IV; fr. green, X. 

 Eastern Asia; locally in An., Che., Ki., Ku. Brushland. 



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