Ficus daimingshanensis

{{short description|Species of fig from China}}

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| parent = Ficus subg. Ficus

| taxon = Ficus daimingshanensis

| authority = S.S. Chang

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Ficus daimingshanensis is a plant species native to the Chinese provinces of Guangxi and Hunan. It grows on limestone soils at elevations of approximately {{convert|2200|m|ft|abbr=on}}. Type locality is [http://peakery.com/daming-shan/ Daming Shan], a mountain in Guangxi Province near Dafeng.[http://peakery.com/daming-shan/ Peakery][http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242322177 Flora of China v 5 p 57]

Ficus daimingshanensis is a shrub up to {{convert|2|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall. Stipules are red, usually about {{convert|1|cm|in|round=0.5|abbr=on}} long. Leaf blades are ovate to elliptic, up to {{convert|22|cm|in|round=0.5|abbr=on}} long. Figs are red, {{convert|1.0|-|1.5|cm|in|abbr=on}} in diameter, borne in the axils of the leaves.S.S. Chang. Guihaia 3(4): 297, pl. 2. 1983.

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