Description
Trees, with ± clear morphological indications of intermittent growth, often deciduous.
internal hairs present and often ± chaffy or absent.
Leaves spirally arranged, articulate or subarticulate;
Ovary red-brown (or white).
Distribution
West Africa to the Pacific present
FromWest Africa to the Pacific, with c. 90 species
Taxonomy
The section can be divided into 2 subsections, with the same names as used for sections of the subgenus by Corner (1960): Urostigma and Conosycea, the former including sect. Leucogyne Corner (1960).
Citation
Benth. & Hook. 1880 – In: Gen. Pl.: 368
King 1887 – In: Sp. Ficus: 2, 13
Corner 1960 – In: Gard. Bull. Singapore 17: 371
