''Ficus heterophylla'' is a
fig
The fig is the edible fruit of ''Ficus carica'', a species of small tree in the flowering plant family Moraceae. Native to the Mediterranean and western Asia, it has been cultivated since ancient times and is now widely grown throughout the world ...
plant species, in the family
Moraceae, which can be found in India, southern China,
Indo-China and western
Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms, and also a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom. It has been given different definitions. The ...
. In Vietnam it may be called ''vú bò''.
Synonyms
No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.
Various previously described varieties have either been subsumed or re-assigned to other species:
* ''F. heterophylla'' var. ''assamica''
(Miq.) Corner ex Chater is a synonym of ''
Ficus repens''
Roxb. ex Sm.
The ''Plant List'' (retrieved 17 January 2020)
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* ''F. heterophylla'' var. ''mindanaensis'' (Warb.) Corner (and ''F. mindanaensis'' Warb.) are synonyms of ''Ficus grewiifolia
''Ficus'' ( or ) is a genus of about 850 species of woody trees, shrubs, vines, epiphytes and hemiepiphytes in the family Moraceae. Collectively known as fig trees or figs, they are native throughout the tropics with a few species extending int ...
'' Blume.
Gallery
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References
[Phạm Hoàng Hộ (2003) ''Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam'' vol. II publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN]
External links
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heterophylla
Flora of Indo-China
Flora of Malesia