Newly Recorded Alien Species of Ficus L. (Moraceae) in Java, Indonesia

Peniwidiyanti Peniwidiyanti (Research Center for Plant Conservation and Botanic Gardens, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Jln. Ir. H. Juanda No. 13 Bogor, West Java, 16003, Indonesia. Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institut Pertanian Bogor, )
Arifin Surya Dwipa Irsyam (Herbarium Bandungense (FIPIA), School of Life Sciences and Technology (SITH), Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Labtek VC Building, Jl. Let. Jen. Purn. Dr (HC) Mashudi No. 1 Jatinangor, West Java, 45363, Indonesia.)
Asih Perwita Dewi (Botany Division, Research Centre for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor Km. 46, Cibinong, West Java, 16911, Indonesia.)
Muhammad Rifqi Hariri (Research Center for Plant Conservation and Botanic Gardens, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Jln. Ir. H. Juanda No. 13 Bogor, West Java, 16003, Indonesia.)
Rina Ratnasih Irwanto (School of Life Sciences and Technology (SITH), Institut Teknologi Bandung Labtek XI Building, Jl. Ganesha No. 10 Bandung, West Java, 40132, Indonesia.)
Zakaria Al Anshori (Forest Ecology Laboratory, Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry, Institut Pertanian Bogor, Jl. Raya Darmaga, Bogor, West Java, 16680, Indonesia.)

Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology
Vol 6, No 2 (2021): August

Ficus is the largest genus in the Moraceae family, with the syconium inflorescence as its characteristic. This genus has a wide distribution worldwide, and about 367 species were found in the Malesia region. There are 74 species have been recorded on Java, and seven species are known as introduced plants. Based on our recent observations in West Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta, and East Java, three newly recorded Ficus species were found, namely F. auriculata Lour., F. maclellandii King, and F. natalensis subsp. leprieurii (Miq.) C.C. Berg. The species were introduced to Java as an ornamental plant. Descriptions, photographs, and a brief discussion of the three newly recorded species are presented in this manuscript.