Ficus L. subg. Sycomorus (Gasp.) Miq. sect. Sycocarpus Miq. subsect. Macrostyla Corner
Description
Shrubs, obligatory rheophytes with rooting stolon-like stems and ascending or erect leafy branches, with the lower internodes long and the upper ones short;
internal hairs absent or present and short and sparse.
Leaves spirally arranged or (sub)opposite;
stamen 1.
ovary of the short-styled flower glabrous or unilaterally minutely hairy, the style short and glabrous.
ovary and fruit laterally with deflexed hairs;
Fruits lenticular, slightly keeled, smooth, brownish.
Distribution
Sino-Himalayan region present, northern Borneo present
Two species, F. macrophylla in northern Borneo and F. squamosa in the Sino-Himalayan region.