Ficus chartacea

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Ficus chartacea

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• Description
• Distribution
• Morphology
• Uses
• Citation

Description

Shrub or tree up to 12 m tall; internal hairs abundant to sparse, whitish. Leaves spirally arranged; stipules 0.3-1.2 cm long, only ciliolate, caducous.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present; Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present); Thailand (Thailand present), Myanmar present, S China present

Myanmar, S China, Indochina, Thailand; in Malesia: Malay Peninsula, Borneo.

Morphology

The species is rather uniform, with some variation in the shape of the lamina and the length of the peduncle.

Uses

The bark is used for string.

Citation

Merr. 1939 – In: Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci.: 64

Burkill 1935: Dict. Econ. Prod. Malay Penins.: 1006

King 1888 – In: Fl. Brit. India: 533

King 1970: 357, 373. – In: Philos. Trans.: t. 17

Gagnep. 1928 – In: Fl. Indo-Chine: 789

King 1965 – In: Gard. Bull. Singapore 21: 47

King 2000 – In: Tree Fl. Sabah & Sarawak: 268

Corner 1940: Wayside Trees: 682

Ridl. 1924 – In: Fl. Malay Penins.: 350

Kochummen 1978 – In: Tree Fl. Malaya: 142