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SYC8. Ficus parietalis Blumewfo-0000689646

Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 462. 1825; Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd.-Bat. 3: 277, 293. 1867; King, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 1(1): 10, t. 8. 1887; Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 3: 330. 1924; Kochummen, Tree Fl. Malaya 3: 153. 1978; Kochummen, Tree Fl. Sabah & Sarawak 3: 248. 2000; C.C.Berg & Corner, Fl. Males., Ser. 1, Spermat. 17(2): 282. 2005. Plate LXII: 3–4.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Synonyms & Citations :

Description : Shrub or tree to 13(–20?) m tall, mostly lianescent, often hemi-epiphytic. Branchlets drying brown. Leafy twigs 2–3(–4) mm thick, ± densely brown puberulous to subtomentose or subhispidulous, smooth or scabridulous; internodes solid. Leaves distichous; lamina oblong, elliptic, lanceolate, subobovate or subovate, 8–25(–36) by 4–12(–14) cm, (almost) symmetrical to ± asymmetrical, (sub)coriaceous, often drying reddish, apex acuminate to subcaudate, base (almost) equilateral, rounded to obtuse (to cuneate), margin entire, often ± revolute; upper surface glabrous or hairy at the base(s) of the midrib (and the basal lateral veins), smooth, mostly shiny, lower surface ± densely puberulous, subtomentose or sparsely (sub)hispidulous on the veins, smooth to scabridulous; cystoliths only below; midrib impressed above; lateral veins 3–6 pairs, the basal pair to ca ½–¾ the length of the lamina, if not running close to the margin of the lamina then ± branched, the other lateral veins often branched or forked away from the margin, tertiary venation scalariform, the greater part of the tertiary venation ± perpendicular to the midrib; waxy glands in the axils of one of the basal lateral veins or of both; petiole 0.5–1.5 cm long, densely brown puberulous to subtomentose, the epidermis persistent; stipules amplexicaul, 0.4–0.8 cm long, brown puberulous to subtomentose, caducous. Figs axillary or just below the leaves, in pairs or solitary; peduncle 0.5–1.5(–2.5) cm long; peduncular bracts 2–3, scattered, mostly near the base, ca 0.5–1 mm long; receptacle (sub)globose (or ovoid to subpyriform), 0.8–1.5 cm diam. when dry, ca 1.5–2.5 cm diam. when fresh, ± densely brownish puberulous to subhispidulous, often scabridulous, without lateral bracts, yellow, orange, red or reddish-brown at maturity, apex convex to slightly umbonate, ostiole ca 2 mm diam., surrounded by a (low) rim; internal hairs sparse to abundant, short to minute. Tepals pinkish, glabrous or minutely hairy at the apices. Styles glabrous.

Thailand : NORTHERN: Chiang Rai, Phitsanulok; NORTH-EASTERN: Phetchabun, Loei; SOUTH-WESTERN: Kanchanaburi, Phetchaburi; PENINSULAR: Surat Thani, Phangnga, Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Trang, Yala, Narathiwat.

Distribution : Vietnam, Peninsular and Bornean Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java – type, Kalimantan, Moluccas), the Philippines.

Ecology : Evergreen, dry evergreen and mixed deciduous forests, to ca 900 m alt.

Vernacular : Ma duea khon (มะเดื่อขน)(Nakhon Si Thammarat); ma hai (มะไฮ)(Chiang Mai).