Ficus yunnanensis S. S. Chang (1984: 69

Zhang, Zhen, Chen, Yi-Jia, Mei, Li, Zou, Lu, Zhang, Mei-Jiao, Li, Hong-Qing & Zhang, De-Shun, 2023, Phylogeny of the Ficus sarmentosa complex (Moraceae) uncovered an omitted species and the rank elevation of F. pubigera var. maliformis, Phytotaxa 579 (1), pp. 17-31 : 27

Ficus yunnanensis S. S. Chang (1984: 69 , f. 12).

Type:— CHINA. Yunnan: Jingdong, 31 December 1939, M. K. Li 2747 (holotype IBSC0001255 !, isotypes IBSC0374007!, KUN1206455!, KUN1206456!). The collecting number was misquoted as “2749” in the protologue .

= Ficus foveolata (Wall. ex Miq. 1848:77) Miquel (1867: 294) . var. maliformis King (1888: 134 , t. 168 I). syn. nov. ≡ F. pubigera (Wall. ex Miq.) Brandis var. maliformis (King) Corner (1960: 6 ; 1965: 50). Lectotype:— INDIA. Sikkim, August 1875, King G. 2111 (P06845942 [image!].

= Ficus foveolata (Wall. ex Miq.) Miquel var. oleaeformis King (1888: 134 , t. 168 H). ≡ F. sarmentosa var. oleaeformis (King) V. Singh & P. Singh (1991: 705) . Type:— INDIA. Sikkim, 1870–1880, King G. s. n. (holotype K001328108 [image!]).

Description: —The morphological description of F. yunnanensis refer to Zhang Z. et al. (2020a) with minor supplementary as followed: Figs receptacle elliptical to pyriform, 2× 3 cm, greenish and turned into orange at maturity, covered by bristle when juvenile, subglabrous to covered by dense spikes.

Note: —Based on the multi-loci phylogenetic tree, F. pubigera var. maliformis should be elevated as the species rank. Considering the priority doesn’t work outside the rank in which it is published (Art. 11.1 and 11.2 ( Turland et al. 2018)), F. yunnanensis was reinstated as a correct name, whereas F. pubigera var. maliformis is treated as a synonym here. Though their typification and species examination have been provided (Zhang Z. et al. 2020a), the precise application of F. yunnanensis is challenging because of the extremely rare specimen records and color photos. Therefore, a detailed plate has been provided ( Fig. 5 ) based on our fieldwork from Medog, Tibet in China.

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FIGURE 5. Illustration of Ficus yunnanensis S. S. Chang. A, Plant. B, Adaxial surface of acrophylls. C, Abaxial surface of acrophylls. D-E, Reproduction branch. F-G, Bathphylls. H, Syconium. I, Profile of staminate inflorescence. J, Profile of pistillate inflorescence. K, Ostiole bracts. L, Gall flowers. M, Staminate flowers. N, Pistillate flower.