Ficus callosa[1] is an Asian species of fig tree in the family Moraceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life;[2] the native range of this species is India, southern China, Indo-China and Malesia (not New Guinea).[3] The species can be found in Vietnam: where it may be called đa chai[4] or đa gùa.

Ficus callosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Tribe: Ficeae
Genus: Ficus
Subgenus: F. subg. Pharmacosycea
Species:
F. callosa
Binomial name
Ficus callosa
Synonyms

Ficus scleroptera Miq.
Ficus porteana Regel
Ficus malunuensis Warb.
Ficus longespathulata var. grandifolia Sata
Ficus longespathulata Sata
Ficus cordatifolia Elmer
Ficus cinerascens Thw.
Ficus basidentula Miq.

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F. callosa is a medium-sized tree, whose leaves, especially when young, are polymorphic and often elongated. The syconia are pedunculate and 20–25 mm in diameter.[4]

References

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  1. ^ von Willdenow CL (1798) In: Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Hist. (Berlin) 102.
  2. ^ Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Plants of the World Online". Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b Phạm Hoàng Hộ (2003) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. II publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN.
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