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Ficus drupacea Thunb.

Laurel de Mysore; Mysore fig

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English Laurel de Mysore; Mysore fig
Other names

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories China (Guangdong, Hainan, S-Yunnan); Bangladesh; Bhutan; Sri Lanka; India (incl. Sikkim); Laos; Myanmar (Sagaing, Taninthayi); Nepal; Philippines; Thailand; Viet Nam; Cambodia; Australia (N-Queensland: Cape York peninsula, Torres Strait Isl.); peninsular Malaysia (north of Malaya); Myanmar (widespread); W-Sumatra; E-Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Alor, Flores, Wetar); Borneo; Sulawesi; Moluccas (Seram); New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch. (Admiralty Isl.); Solomon Isl.; Maldives [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Venezuela [I]
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Rosales
Family Moraceae
Genus Ficus
Species drupacea
Author citation Thunb.
Scientific name Ficus drupacea Thunb.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Bark

Laurel de Mysore;  Mysore fig

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Sap

Laurel de Mysore;  Mysore fig

, Sap , ©Dennis Wilson