''Ficus rumphii''von Blume CL (1825) In: ''Bijdragen tot de Flora van Nederlandsch Indie'' 437. is a

banyan A banyan, also spelled "banian", is a fig that develops accessory trunks from adventitious prop roots, allowing the tree to spread outwards indefinitely. This distinguishes banyans from other trees with a strangler habit that begin life as 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 ...

species in the family

Moraceae The Moraceae — often called the mulberry family or fig family — are a family of flowering plants comprising about 38 genera and over 1100 species. Most are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less so in temperate climates; however ...

. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. The species can be found in: India, southern China,

Indo-China Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west an ...

and

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. Th ...

. In Vietnam it may be called ''lâm vồ'' or ''đa mít''.

Gallery

Đa lâm vồ - Ficus rumphii.JPG HK CWB Causeway Bay Road 假菩提樹 Ficus rumphii 心葉榕 tree green leaves Oct-2013.JPG HK CWB Causeway Bay Road 假菩提樹 Ficus rumphii 心葉榕 tree crown Oct-2013.JPG HK CWB Causeway Bay Road 假菩提樹 Ficus rumphii 心葉榕 tree trunk Oct-2013.JPG

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

* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q3071424 rumphii Trees of Vietnam Flora of Indo-China Flora of Malesia