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| genus = Ficus<br />
| species = bhotanica<br />
| authority = [[George King (botanist)|King]]<br />
| synonyms = {{species list<br />
|Ficus laceratifolia|[[Augustin Abel Hector Léveillé|H.Lév.]] & [[Eugène Vaniot|Vaniot]]<br />
|Ficus rhomboidalis|H.Lév. & Vaniot<br />
|Ficus gasparriniana var. laceratifolia|(H.Lév. & Vaniot) [[E. J. H. Corner|Corner]]}}<br />
| synonyms_ref=<ref name=POWO>{{cite POWO |id=852492-1 |title=''Ficus bhotanica'' King<br />
|access-date=28 March 2025}}</ref><br />
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'''''Ficus bhotanica''''', commonly known as '''Christmas fig''' or '''{{transliteration|zh|ling ye guan mao rong}}''' ({{lang-zh|s=菱叶冠毛榕}}),<ref name=NC/><ref name=FoC/> is a species of [[flowering plant]] in the family [[Moraceae]]. It is [[Native species|native]] to [[Bhutan]], [[China]], [[India]], and [[Myanmar]].<br />
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==Taxonomy and history==<br />
''Ficus bhotanica'' was described by [[George King (botanist)|George King]] in 1888. The same species would be described from a different [[type specimen]] as ''Ficus laceratifolia'' by [[Augustin Abel Hector Léveillé]] and [[Eugène Vaniot]] in 1907, and later recharacterised as a [[Variety (botany)|variety]] of ''[[Ficus gasparriniana]]'', ''F. gasparriniana'' var. ''laceratifolia'', by [[Edred John Henry Corner]] in 1960.<ref name=POWO/><ref name=India>{{cite journal |last1=Chaudhary |first1=Lal Babu |last2=Sudhakar |first2=Jana Venkata |last3=Kumar |first3=Anoop |last4=Bajpai |first4=Omesh |last5=Tiwari |first5=Rinkey |last6=Murthy |first6=G. V. S. |year=2012 |title=Synopsis of the Genus ''Ficus'' L. (Moraceae) in India |journal=[[Taiwania]] |volume=57 |issue=2 |page=195 |doi=10.6165/tai.2012.57(2).193 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228327325 |via=[[ResearchGate]]}}</ref><br />
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==Distribution and habitat==<br />
''Ficus bhotanica'' is native to Bhutan, China ([[Guangxi]], [[Guizhou]], [[Sichuan]], and [[Yunnan]]), India ([[Arunachal Pradesh]] and [[Assam]]), and Myanmar.<ref name=FoC>{{cite book |editor-last1=Zhengyi |editor-first1=Wu |editor-last2=Raven |editor-first2=Peter H. |editor1-link=Wu Zhengyi |editor2-link=Peter H. Raven |year=2003 |chapter=''Ficus gasparriniana'' var. ''laceratifolia'' (H. Léveillé & Vaniot) Corner, Gard. Bull. Singapore. 17: 428. 1960. |title=Flora of China: Ulmaceae through Basellaceae |series=[[Flora of China (series)|Flora of China]] |publisher=[[China Science Publishing & Media|Science Press]] and [[Missouri Botanical Garden Press]] |volume=5 |page=57 |isbn=1-930723-27-X |chapter-url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242322233}}</ref><ref name=India/> In China, it grows in forests at {{cvt|600-1300|m}} [[above sea level]].<ref name=FoC/><br />
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==Description==<br />
''Ficus bhotanica'' is an [[evergreen]] tree or shrub growing up to {{cvt|6|ft}} tall, sometimes producing [[aerial roots]].<ref name=NC>{{cite web |title=''Ficus bhotanica'' (Christmas Fig) |url=https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/ficus-bhotanica/ |website=North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox |publisher=[[North Carolina State University]] and [[North Carolina A&T State University]] |access-date=30 March 2025}}</ref> The dark green leaves are [[Glossary of leaf morphology#obovate|obovate]] and measure approximately {{cvt|7-15|cm}} by {{cvt|2.5-5|cm}} with one to four irregular teeth near the tip. The fruits are red [[achene]]s measuring {{cvt|2.5-3.5|mm}} in diameter.<ref name=NC/><ref name=FoC/><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Ficus|bhotanica]]<br />
[[Category:Taxa named by George King (botanist)]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Assam (region)]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Guangxi]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Myanmar]]<br />
[[Category:Plants described in 1888]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Arunachal Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Bhutan]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Guizhou]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Sichuan]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Yunnan]]</div>Rocky95A059973