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Ficus deltoidea

Scientific Name
Ficus deltoidea
Family Name
Moraceae
Common Names
Rusty-leaved bush fig, mistletoe fig
Local Names
Ara burong, ara jelateh, ara tanah (peninsular). (Malaysia)
Description
An evergreen epiphyte or small shrub up to 2m tall; leaves obovate to elliptical orobdeltoid, 2.5-8cm x 1.3-7.5cm, base broadly cuneate, apex blunt to truncate orwidely notched, rarely pointed, margin entire, white-spotted above, rusty or yellow-olive below, the midrib sometimes forked, stipules 8-12mm long; figs axillary,solitary or paired, globose to oblong, 5-10mm in diameter, ripening to orange or red;male flowers dispersed, with 2-3 free tepals and 2 stamens, female flowers sessile tosubsessile, with 3-4 tepals. Ficus deltoidea is a variable species divided into manyvarieties. It is common in lowlands and mountains, up to 3200m altitude, generallyoccurring as an epiphyte, but as a terrestrial bush on sandy shores and mountain topsand bogs. (Malaysia)
Uses
Aphrodisiac, poison, leucoderma (Malaysia)
Locations Where Plants Is Conserved
Remarks
Ficus deltoidea (GRIN)

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