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Ficus vaccinioides Hemsl. & King (越橘葉蔓榕)

Introduction
Scientific Name:Ficus vaccinioides Hemsl. ex King
Family:Moraceae
life form:Evergreen woody vines
Other:Hermaphroditic

 

Habitats and Distribution
Endemic, in thickets at low to medium altitudes or exposed lands or rocks along the sea shores of Juisui, Tulanshan, Taitung; and Isls. Lanyu and Lutao.

 

Life Form
Leaves
Leaves alternate, obovate or elliptic, 1.5-3.0 cm long, 0.5-1.2 cm broad, sparsely hispid on both sides, chartaceous; petioles 2-3 mm long.

 
Flowers
Male and gall or female flowers mixed

 

Fruit
Syconium 0.6-1 cm wide, reddish-brown in mature.

 

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