Ficus nervosa

Ficus nervosa
Leaves and fruit (below)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
Subspecies
  • Ficus nervosa subsp. minor (King) C.C.Berg
  • Ficus nervosa subsp. nervosa
  • Ficus nervosa subsp. pubinervis (Blume) C.C.Berg
Synonyms
Synonymy
    • Urostigma nervosum (Roth) Miq.

    synonyms of subsp. minor:

    • Ficus nervosa var. minor King
    • Urostigma modestum f. brevifolia Miq.

    synonyms of subsp. nervosa:

    • Ficus blinii H.Lév. & Vaniot
    • Ficus bullata Roxb. ex Miq.
    • Ficus modesta (Miq.) Miq.
    • Ficus nervosa var. longifolia Sata
    • Ficus undulata Buch.-Ham.
    • Urostigma modestum Miq.

    synonyms of subsp. pubinervis:

    • Ficus crassitora Elmer
    • Ficus cuneatonervosa Yamam.
    • Ficus decaisnei Steud.
    • Ficus pubinervis Blume (1825)
    • Ficus pubinervis Decne. (1834), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
    • Ficus pubinervis var. cuneatonervosa (Yamam.) S.S.Ying
    • Ficus pubinervis var. diandra Corner
    • Ficus pubinervis f. sibulanensis (Elmer) Sata
    • Ficus pubinervis var. sibulanensis (Elmer) Corner
    • Ficus pubinervis var. teysmannii King
    • Ficus sibulanensis Elmer
    • Ficus similis Merr. (1906), non Ettingsh. (1887), fossil name.
    • Urostigma hasseltii Miq.

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

Subspecies

Plants of the World Online accepts three subspecies:

References

  1. 1 2 Shao, Q.; Zhao, L.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Ficus nervosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T147494386A147646717. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T147494386A147646717.en.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Ficus nervosa Roth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Ficus nervosa subsp. minor (King) C.C.Berg". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Ficus nervosa subsp. nervosa". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Ficus nervosa subsp. pubinervis (Blume) C.C.Berg". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
  6. ↑ Heyne B ex Roth AW (1821) Nov. Pl. Sp.: 388.
  7. ↑ "Ficus nervosa - MORACEAE". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2013-07-06.