Ficus variegata (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Ficus variegata Blume

Synonyms

Ficus cordifolia Blume, Ficus laevigata Blanco, Ficus sum Gagnep.

Vernacular names

• Common red stem-fig (En)
• Indonesia: gondang (Javanese, Balinese), kanjilu (Sumba), kondang (Sundanese)
• Malaysia: ara kelepong, ara kelumpong (Peninsular)
• Philippines: tangisang-bayauak (Tagalog)
• Thailand: phuuk (peninsular).

Distribution

From India and Burma (Myanmar) to Indo-China, China, the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, the Andaman Islands, Thailand, throughout the Malesian region, east to the Solomon Islands and south to northern Australia (Queensland).