Vasilis Teodoridis:
Moraceae | Ficus
Ficus subgen. Synoecia Miquel ex Mildbraed & Burret; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 46: 174. 1912.
93. Ficus pumila Linnaeus; Sp. Pl. 2: 1060. 1753.
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Shrubs; climbers or scandent. Rooting branchlets sterile. Stipules lanceolate; with yellow brown silklike hairs. Leaves distichous; leaf blade on fertile branchlets different in shape than ones on sterile branches; ovate-cordate; ovate-elliptic; or oblong-ovate; 5-12 x 2-5 cm; abaxially pubescent; base rounded to slightly cordate; margin entire; apex obtuse; acute; or acuminate; veins conspicuous; honeycomblike; basal lateral veins elongated; secondary veins 3 or 4 on each side of midvein; abaxially prominent; and adaxially impressed. Figs axillary on normal leafy branches; solitary; yellowish green to pale red when mature; pear-shaped to ± globose or cylindric; 4-8 x 3-5 cm; shortly yellow pubescent when young; basally attenuate into a short stalk; apical pore truncate; navel-like; or acuminate; peduncle to ca. 1 cm; thick; involucral bracts triangular-ovate; densely covered with long pubescence; persistent. Male flowers: many; in several rows near apical pore; pedicellate; calyx lobes 2 or 3; linear; stamens 2; filaments short. Gall flowers: pedicellate; calyx lobes 3 or 4; linear; style lateral; short. Female flowers: pedicel long; calyx lobes 4 or 5; achenes ± globose; with adherent liquid. Fl. and fr. May-Aug.
Anhui; Fujian; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Henan; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangsu; Jiangxi; S Shaanxi; Sichuan; Taiwan; Yunnan; Zhejiang [Japan; Vietnam].
The position of Ficus pumila var. lutchuensis Koidzumi (Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 39: 14. 1925) is uncertain as no material has been seen by the authors. It most likely belongs to var. pumila.
Vasilis Teodoridis:
Moraceae | Ficus
Ficus subgen. Synoecia Miquel ex Mildbraed & Burret; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 46: 174. 1912.
93. Ficus pumila Linnaeus; Sp. Pl. 2: 1060. 1753.
?? bi li
Shrubs; climbers or scandent. Rooting branchlets sterile. Stipules lanceolate; with yellow brown silklike hairs. Leaves distichous; leaf blade on fertile branchlets different in shape than ones on sterile branches; ovate-cordate; ovate-elliptic; or oblong-ovate; 5-12 x 2-5 cm; abaxially pubescent; base rounded to slightly cordate; margin entire; apex obtuse; acute; or acuminate; veins conspicuous; honeycomblike; basal lateral veins elongated; secondary veins 3 or 4 on each side of midvein; abaxially prominent; and adaxially impressed. Figs axillary on normal leafy branches; solitary; yellowish green to pale red when mature; pear-shaped to ± globose or cylindric; 4-8 x 3-5 cm; shortly yellow pubescent when young; basally attenuate into a short stalk; apical pore truncate; navel-like; or acuminate; peduncle to ca. 1 cm; thick; involucral bracts triangular-ovate; densely covered with long pubescence; persistent. Male flowers: many; in several rows near apical pore; pedicellate; calyx lobes 2 or 3; linear; stamens 2; filaments short. Gall flowers: pedicellate; calyx lobes 3 or 4; linear; style lateral; short. Female flowers: pedicel long; calyx lobes 4 or 5; achenes ± globose; with adherent liquid. Fl. and fr. May-Aug.
Anhui; Fujian; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Henan; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangsu; Jiangxi; S Shaanxi; Sichuan; Taiwan; Yunnan; Zhejiang [Japan; Vietnam].
The position of Ficus pumila var. lutchuensis Koidzumi (Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 39: 14. 1925) is uncertain as no material has been seen by the authors. It most likely belongs to var. pumila.