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Ficus daimingshanensis

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Species of fig from China

Ficus daimingshanensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Subgenus: F. subg. Ficus
Species: F. daimingshanensis
Binomial name
Ficus daimingshanensis
S.S. Chang

Ficus daimingshanensis is a plant species native to the Chinese provinces of Guangxi and Hunan. It grows on limestone soils at elevations of approximately 2,200 m (7,200 ft). Type locality is Daming Shan, a mountain in Guangxi Province near Dafeng.

Ficus daimingshanensis is a shrub up to 2 m (6.6 ft) tall. Stipules are red, usually about 1 cm (0.5 in) long. Leaf blades are ovate to elliptic, up to 22 cm (8.5 in) long. Figs are red, 1.0–1.5 cm (0.39–0.59 in) in diameter, borne in the axils of the leaves.

References

  1. Peakery
  2. Flora of China v 5 p 57
  3. S.S. Chang. Guihaia 3(4): 297, pl. 2. 1983.
Taxon identifiers
Ficus daimingshanensis
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