Ficus altissima

Ficus altissima

Ficus altissima

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Moraceae
Tribus: Ficeae
Genus: Ficus
Species: Ficus altissima

Name

Ficus altissima Blume, 1825

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Urostigma altissimum (Blume) Miq. in H.Zollinger, Syst. Verz. Ind. Archip. 2: 90 (1854)
• Heterotypic
  • Ficus altissima var. laccifera (Roxb.) Prain in Bengal Pl. 2: 734 (1903)
  • Ficus altissima f. laccifera (Roxb.) King in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 5: 504 (1888)
  • Ficus laccifera Roxb. in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 545 (1832)
  • Ficus latifolia Oken in Allg. Naturgesch. 3(3): 1563 (1841), nom. illeg.
  • Urostigma lacciferum (Roxb.) Miq. in London J. Bot. 6: 575 (1847)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Asia-tropical Regional:Indian subcontinent Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka Regional:Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam Regional:China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan Regional:Southeastern Asia Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Blume, C.L. 1826 ["1825"]. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië. 9de Stuk. Pp. 436–484. Ter Lands Drukkerij, Batavia. BHL Reference page. : 455

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2001. World Checklist of Seed Plants. Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919 [unavailable to the public]. Reference page. 
• Wu, Zh.Y. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) 2003. Flora of China. Volume 5: Ulmaceae through Basellaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 1-930723-27-X. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Ficus altissima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Ficus altissima. Published online. Accessed: March 13 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Ficus altissima. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Ficus altissima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 March 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ficus altissima in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

العربية: تين باسق
English: council tree
日本語: フィカス・アルティシマ
ไทย: กร่าง
Tiếng Việt: đa
中文: 高山榕 中文: 高山榕, 藤黄连, 高榕

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