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}}

References

{{cite web|url= http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2014/details/species/id/16798840|title= Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist.|accessdate = 16 January 2020|veditors= Roskov Y, Kunze T, Orrell T, Abucay L, Paglinawan L, Culham A, Bailly N, Kirk P, Bourgoin T, Baillargeon G, Decock W, De Wever A, Didžiulis V|year= 2014| publisher =Species 2000: Reading, UK.}}

Phạm Hoàng Hộ (2003) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. II publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN