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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Scientific classification | |
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
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Binomial name | |
Ficus callosa | |
Synonyms | |
Ficus scleroptera Miq. |
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]