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FICUS PUNCTICULATA Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 131; 

 Elm. Lean. Philip. Bot. 2 (1908) 547. 

 Leyte, Negros, Mindanao (Lanao), Clemens 1164, Wenzel 418, 167, 1237, 

 B. S. 15270 Ramos, Elmer 9689. In forests at low and medium altitudes. 

 Endemic. 



FICUS PUSTULATA Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 4 (1912) 1389. 



Palawan, Dumaran, Elmer 12874, Merrill 9381, Phil. PL 1394, B. S. 

 21640, 21626 Escritor, B. S. 914 Foxworthy. In thickets at low altitudes. 

 Endemic. 



FICUS RECURVA Blume Bijdr. (1825) 457; King in Ann. Bot. Gard.' 

 Calcutta 1 (1888) 131, t. 165; Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 4 (1912) 

 1386. 

 Palawan, Leyte, Merrill Phil. PI. 1376, Elmer 13072, Wenzel 1123. In 

 thickets at low altitudes, ascending to 500 m. Malay Peninsula and Ar- 

 chipelago. 



FICUS RELIGIOSA Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 1059; King in Ann. Bot. Gard. 

 Calcutta 1 (1887) 55, t. 67 A; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 199. 

 Cultivated in Manila, Cebu, and perhaps in other large towns; a very 

 recent introduction from India. 



FICUS REPANDI FOLIA Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 1 (1906) 58, (1907) 256, 

 4 (1911) 1321, 7 (1914) 2392. 

 Ficus rostrata Blanco PL Filip. (1837) 697, ed. 2 (1845) 472, ed. 



3, 3 (1879) 83, non Lam. 

 Ficus radicans F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 201, non Roxb. 

 • Ficus rubrovenia Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 44, 2 

 (1907) 270, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 127. 

 Luzon (Cagayan to Sorsogon), Polillo, Mindoro, Catanduanes, Samar, 

 Biliran, Leyte, Sibuyan, Panay, Negros, Mindanao, Basilan. Common in 

 primary forests at low and medium altitudes. Endemic. 



Local names: Basikong (Mbo.) ; kamahiuan (P. Bis.) ; libtuhan (Mbo.) ; 

 sabok (Ibn.) ; siau (Bik.) ; tabuyog (P. Bis.) ; talobog (P. Bis.) ; tibig 

 (Tag.); uloykaloi (P. Bis.). 



FICUS RETUSA Linn. Mant. 1 (1767) 129; King in Ann. Bot. Gard. 

 Calcutta 1 (1887) 50, t. 61, 62; F.-Vill. Novis, App. (1880) 199; 

 Merr. in Philip. Bureau Forestry Bull. 1 (1903) 18, Philip. Journ. 

 Sci, 1 (1906) Suppl. 47; Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 4 (1911) 1245. 

 Ficus nitida Thunb. Ficus (1786) 14; Vidal Cat. PL Prov. Manila 

 (1880) 201. 

 Northern Luzon to Mindanao, Merrill 7369, Phil. PI. 1742, 2024, Elmer 

 5872, 8966, 17703, 11612, Baker 995, B. S. 130 Foxworthy, 12894 Fenix. In 

 thickets and forests at low and medium altitudes, ascending to 1,500 m; 

 confused with F. indica Linn. India to southern China, Formosa, through 

 Malaya to Australia and New Caledonia. 



Local names: Balete (Tag.); marabutan (Bag.). 



FICUS RIBES Blume Bijdr. (1825) 463; King in Ann. Bot. Gard. Calcutta 

 1 (1888) 110, I. 14k; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 201; Vidal Phan. 

 Cuming. Philip. (1885) 146, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 253; Merr. 

 in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 44. 



