Ficus bracteata

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Ficus bracteata

Description

Tree up to 15 m tall, hemi-epiphytic or (secondarily?) terrestrial. internal hairs present, short, crinkled, and brown. Leaves spirally arranged; stipules 2-6 cm long, ± densely brown floccose-tomentose to -subvillous, subpersistent. Ovary red.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present; Cambodia (Cambodia present); Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present); Sumatera (Sumatera present); Thailand (Thailand present); Vietnam (Vietnam present)
Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam; in Malesia: Sumatra, Malay Peninsula, Borneo (?).

Notes

1The species shows close affinities to F. consociata from which it clearly differs in the ± sunken ostiole. 2The presence in Borneo (see Corner 1965: 15) is not certain as no records could be found.

Citation

Miq. 1888 – In: Fl. Brit. India: 501
Ridl. 1924 – In: Fl. Malay Penins.: 331
Merr. 1921: Enum. Born.: 221
King 1887: p. 23. – In: Sp. Ficus: t. 19
Boerl. 1900 – In: Bull. Inst. Bot. Buitenzorg: 28
Koord. 1916 – In: Atlas Baumart. Java: t. 705
Corner 1965: – Gard. Bull. Singapore 21: 15
Kochummen 1978 – In: Tree Fl. Malaya: 141
Burkill 1935: Dict. Econ. Prod. Malay Penins.: 1005