Ficus obliqua

Ficus obliqua

Ficus obliqua

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 obliqua

Name

Ficus obliqua G.Forst., 1786

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Ficus aphanoneura Warb. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 1: 80 (1905)
  • Ficus backhousei (Miq.) Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 288 (1867)
  • Ficus boothiana Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 220 (1867)
  • Ficus elegans Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 299 (1867), nom. illeg.
  • Ficus eugenioides (Miq.) F.Muell. ex Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 286 (1867)
  • Ficus graeffii Warb. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 25: 616 (1898)
  • Ficus laevis Desf. in Tabl. École Bot., ed. 3: 414 (1829), nom. illeg.
  • Ficus tryonii F.M.Bailey in Queensland Agric. J. 17: 103 (1906)
  • Ficus virginea Banks & Sol. ex Hiern in J. Bot. 39: 2 (1901)
  • Urostigma backhousei Miq. in J. Bot. Néerl. 1: 240 (1862)
  • Urostigma brachypodium Miq. in London J. Bot. 6: 552 (1847), not validly publ.
  • Urostigma eugenioides Miq. in J. Bot. Néerl. 1: 238 (1861)
  • Urostigma obliquum Miq. in London J. Bot. 6: 563 (1847)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Pacific Regional:Southwestern Pacific Bismarck Archipelago, Fiji, Maluku, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Is., Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Is. Continental:Australasia Regional:Papuasia New Caledonia, New Guinea Regional:Australia New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Forster, G. 1786. Florulae insularum australium prodromus. 8+103 pp. Typis Joann. Christian. Dieterich, Gottingae [Göttingen]. BHL Hathitrust Reference page. : 77.

Additional references

• George, A.S. (ed.) (1989). Flora of Australia 3: 1-219. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
• Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2001. World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919. [unavailable to the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Ficus obliqua in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Ficus obliqua. Published online. Accessed: March 23 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Ficus obliqua. 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 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Ficus obliqua. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 March 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ficus obliqua in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Small-leaved Fig

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