Ficus assamica

Ficus assamica is a species of flowering plant in the genus Ficus, native to the foothills of the Himalayas, Assam, south-central China, and mainland Southeast Asia.[2] It is a recumbent or creeping shrub reaching at most 60 cm.

Ficus assamica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species:
F. assamica
Binomial name
Ficus assamica
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Ficus heterophylla var. assamica (Miq.) Corner ex Chater
    • Ficus morifolia Vahl
    • Ficus repens Roxb. ex Willd.
    • Ficus rubifolia Griff.

Some authorities considered it a variety of Ficus heterophylla; Ficus heterophylla var. assamica. A morphological study showed that it differs from F. heterophylla by a considerable number of characters, including their growth habits, leaf shape (lobation, margins, bases and indumenta), lengths of petioles, peduncles and pedicels, the shape and color of their figs, and the number and shape of their tepals.[3]

References
  1. London J. Bot. 7: 226 (1848)
  2. "Ficus assamica Miq". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. Srivastava, Anoop; Bajpai, Omesh; Tiwari, Rinkey; Sudhakar, Jana Venkata; Chaudhary, Lal Babu (19 November 2012). "Taxonomic notes on the identity and nomenclature of Ficus assamica Miq. (Moraceae)". Phytotaxononomy. 12: 82–88. Retrieved 4 December 2020.


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