Difference between revisions of "Ficus drupacea (PROSEA)"
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*''Ficus payapa'' Blanco, | *''Ficus payapa'' Blanco, | ||
*''Ficus pilosa'' Reinw. ex Blume. | *''Ficus pilosa'' Reinw. ex Blume. | ||
| + | *''Ficus chrysochlamys'' Lauterb. & K. Schumann | ||
| + | *''Ficus chrysocoma'' Blume | ||
== Vernacular names == | == Vernacular names == | ||
*Brown-woolly fig (En) | *Brown-woolly fig (En) | ||
| − | *Indonesia: bulu timun (Javanese), kiara gambir, kiara wunuk (Sundanese) | + | *Indonesia: bulu timun (Javanese), kiara gambir, kiara wunuk (Sundanese), kalihi, melitih (Sumba), nabu (Timor) |
*Malaysia: akar piangu antan | *Malaysia: akar piangu antan | ||
| − | *Philippines: payapa, balete (Tagalog), nonok (Bisaya) | + | *Philippines: payapa, balete (Tagalog), nonok (Bisaya), teha (Manokwari) |
| − | *Thailand: | + | *Thailand: lung khon (northern), krang bai khon (Bangkok), haimi (Ubon Ratchathani). |
== Distribution == | == Distribution == | ||
| − | From India and | + | From Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh and Burma (Myanmar) to Indo-China, Thailand, throughout the Malesian region, the Solomon Islands and Australia (Queensland). |
== Uses == | == Uses == | ||
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[[Category:Fruits and nuts (PROSEA)]] | [[Category:Fruits and nuts (PROSEA)]] | ||
[[Category:PROSEA]] | [[Category:PROSEA]] | ||
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Introduction |
Ficus drupacea Thunb.
- Family: Moraceae
Synonyms
- Ficus payapa Blanco,
- Ficus pilosa Reinw. ex Blume.
- Ficus chrysochlamys Lauterb. & K. Schumann
- Ficus chrysocoma Blume
Vernacular names
- Brown-woolly fig (En)
- Indonesia: bulu timun (Javanese), kiara gambir, kiara wunuk (Sundanese), kalihi, melitih (Sumba), nabu (Timor)
- Malaysia: akar piangu antan
- Philippines: payapa, balete (Tagalog), nonok (Bisaya), teha (Manokwari)
- Thailand: lung khon (northern), krang bai khon (Bangkok), haimi (Ubon Ratchathani).
Distribution
From Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh and Burma (Myanmar) to Indo-China, Thailand, throughout the Malesian region, the Solomon Islands and Australia (Queensland).
Uses
The figs are edible but rather tasteless. Formerly the tree was planted as a host for lac insects. Weak rope can be prepared from the bark. Powdered roots are used to cure wounds.
Observations
- Large tree, up to 40 m tall, epiphytic when young, brown woolly-hairy on buds, twigs and leaf undersides.
- Leaves oblong-elliptic, up to 30 cm × 13 cm.
- Fruit a fig, axillary, sessile, paired, ovoid to cylindrical, 2-3 cm × 1.5-2 cm, ochre-yellow or red.
In evergreen and deciduous forests, up to 1200 m altitude. Five varieties have been distinguished, mainly based on characteristics of basal bracts.
Selected sources
- Backer, C.A. & Bakhuizen van den Brink, R.C., 1963 1968. Flora of Java. 3 Volumes. Noordhoff, Groningen, the Netherlands.
- Brown, W.H., 1951-1957. Useful plants of the Philippines. Reprint of the 1941-1943 ed. 3 Volumes. Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Technical Bulletin 10. Bureau of Printing, Manila, the Philippines.
- Burkill, I.H., 1966. A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula. 2nd ed. 2 Volumes. Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2444 pp.
- Corner, E.J.H., 1965. Check-list of Ficus in Asia and Australasia with keys to identification. The Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 21: 1-186.
- Corner, E.J.H., 1988. Wayside trees of Malaya. 3rd ed. 2 Volumes. The Malaysian Nature Society. United Selangor Press, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 774 pp.
- Merrill, E.D., 1923 1925. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants. 4 Volumes. Government of the Philippine Islands, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Bureau of Printing, Manila.
- Ridley, H.N., 1922-1925. The Flora of the Malay Peninsula. 5 Volumes. Government of the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States. L. Reeve & Co., London.
Authors
P.C.M. Jansen, J. Jukema, L.P.A. Oyen, T.G. van Lingen
