Ficus consociata
{{short description|Species of banyan fig from Asia}}
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| genus = Ficus
| species = consociata
| authority = Bl.
| parent = Ficus subg. Urostigma
| synonyms = Urostigma consociatum (Bl.) Miq.
Ficus consociata var. murtonii King
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Ficus consociatavon Blume CL (1825) In: Bijdragen tot de Flora van Nederlandsch Indie 447. is a banyan fig species in the family Moraceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. The species can be found in Indo-China and western Malesia. In Vietnam it may be called đa đồng hành.
Its common name is Karet Binasah.{{Cite web|url=http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ficus+consociata|title=Ficus consociata - Useful Tropical Plants}} It grows to a height of 25 meters and is pollinated by wasps.{{Cite web|url=http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ficus+consociata|title=Ficus consociata - Useful Tropical Plants}}
Like Ficus elastica, it produces a latex that has been used in the production of rubber. However, it eventually fell out of favor for such a purpose, owing to the resin hardening with time.{{Cite web|url=https://asianplant.net/Moraceae/Ficus_consociata.htm|title = Ficus consociata}}
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