Biology:Ficus nervosa

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Ficus nervosa
Leaves and fruit (below)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Tribe: Ficeae
Genus: Ficus
Subgenus: F. subg. Pharmacosycea
Species:
F. nervosa
Binomial name
Ficus nervosa
Roth
Subspecies[2]
  • Ficus nervosa subsp. minor (King) C.C.Berg
  • Ficus nervosa subsp. nervosa
  • Ficus nervosa subsp. pubinervis (Blume) C.C.Berg
Synonyms[2][3][4][5]

Ficus nervosa[6] is a tree in the family Moraceae which grows up to a height of 35 metres.[7] It is native to tropical Asia (the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, and Malesia), southern China, and Taiwan,[2] where it grows in lowland tropical moist forests.[1] The tree is grown in coffee plantations for shade.

Subspecies

Plants of the World Online accepts three subspecies:[2]

  • Ficus nervosa subsp. minor (King) C.C.Berg – southern India and Sri Lanka[3]
  • Ficus nervosa subsp. nervosa – India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, central and eastern Himalayas, Indochina, southern China, and Taiwan[4]
  • Ficus nervosa subsp. pubinervis (Blume) C.C.Berg – Nicobar Islands, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Philippines, Sulawesi, Maluku Islands, and Taiwan (Lan Yü and Lü Dao)[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10878637 entry