Ficus daimingshanensis

Ficus daimingshanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species: F. daimingshanensis
Binomial name
Ficus daimingshanensis
S.S. Chang

Ficus daimingshanensis is a plant species native to the Chinese provinces of Guangxi and Hunan. It grows on limestone soils at elevations of approximately 2,200 m (7,200 ft). Type locality is Daming Shan, a mountain in Guangxi Province near Dafeng.[1][2]

Ficus daimingshanensis is a shrub up to 2 m (6.6 ft) tall. Stipules are red, usually about 1 cm (0.5 in) long. Leaf blades are ovate to elliptic, up to 22 cm (8.5 in) long. Figs are red, 1.0–1.5 cm (0.39–0.59 in) in diameter, borne in the axils of the leaves.[3]

References

  1. Peakery
  2. Flora of China v 5 p 57
  3. S.S. Chang. Guihaia 3(4): 297, pl. 2. 1983.
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