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Synonyms: |
Ficus repens Hort., non Roxb. ex Willd. |
Common names: | Climbing fig (English) Tickey-creeper (English) |
Description: | Climber, adhering to rocks, walls and trees, evergreen, with two types of foliage. Juvenile leaves thin, alternate, strongly distichous, sometimes overlapping, ovate, 1.5-4 × 0.9-2.2 cm; base cordate, asymmetric, with the larger lobe often overlapping the stem; margin entire. Adult leaves thicker, alternate, ovate to oblong-ovate, 4-8 × 2.3-4.8 cm, mid- to dark green with venation not prominent above, lower surface paler with prominently raised venation; base truncate, sometimes weakly cordate, somewhat asymmetric; margin entire. Fruit borne on old wood on adult growth only, up to 7 cm long and 4.5 cm in diameter, turbinate, greenish grey when immature, becoming purplish when ripe. |
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Derivation of specific name: | pumila: dwarf |
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Worldwide distribution: | Northern Vietnam, China, Japan and Taiwan |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Image last updated: | Saturday 2 July 2016 |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003). Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, South Africa Pages 249 - 251. (Includes a picture). |
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