Ficus sublimbata (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Ficus sublimbata Corner

Protologue: Gard. Bull. Sing. 18: 50 (1960).

Distribution

New Guinea.

Uses

In Papua New Guinea, the latex from the leaves is applied directly onto a sore.

Observations

• A small tree up to 10 m tall.
• Leaves arranged spirally to decussate, elliptical to obovate, 10-35 cm × 4-17 cm, base rounded to subcuneate, apex acuminate, margin entire to dentate or denticulate, with 4-8 pairs of lateral veins, scabrid on both sides, stipules 1.5-4 cm long.
• Figs cauliflorous or ramiflorous, paired, slightly depressed globose, 18-25 mm in diameter, hairy but glabrescent, ripening red-brown to purple-red; male flowers in 2 rows, with 1 stamen, female flowers sessile or stipitate, perianth a short collar.

F. sublimbata is locally common in montane forest and grassland, at 1500-2000 m altitude.

Selected sources

• [281] Corner, E.J.H., 1965. Check-list of Ficus in Asia and Australia. Gardens' Bulletin, Singapore 21: 1-186.
• [611] Holdsworth, D.K. & Sakulas, H., 1986. Medicinal plants of the Morobe Province. Part II. The Aseki Valley. International Journal of Crude Drug Research 24: 31-40.

Authors

• J.P. Rojo, F.C. Pitargue & M.S.M. Sosef