Ficus simplicissima
Lour.
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Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Asia, China, Himalayas, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A shrub. It grows 1-2.5 m tall. The leaves are divided like fingers on a hand. The leaves are 5-16 cm long. There can be shallow teeth along the edge. The figs are clustered on older leaflet branches.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Ficus simplicissima, sometimes known as its synonym Ficus hirta, is a species of fig trees in the family Moraceae. This fig tree is similar to Ficus triloba. Its native range Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, South-Central and Southeast China, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Java, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sumatra, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Names & Synonyms
Ficus beecheyana f. tenuifolia SataFicus cordata Ridl.Ficus dumosa KingFicus hibiscifolia Champ. ex Benth.Ficus hirta Vahland several others
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
