Compilation
Ficus ledermannii

A large tree 35–50 ft. high, with a broad crown; young branchlets bearing the figs about 1/4 in. in diam. near the apex, softly tomentose. Leaves grey-green above, greyish-white below (Ledermann), ovate-orbicular, slightly and obtusely acuminate, cordate and with an open sinus at the base, 2 1/2–4 1/2 in. long, 2–4 1/4 in. broad, entire, coriaceous, dull and glabrous on the upper surface and very delicately reticulate, shortly and softly pubescent or almost tomentose below; midrib flat above, prominent below, about 3/4 lin. broad at the base, gradually tapered and very slender towards the apex of the blade; lateral nerves about 8 on each side of the midrib, the lower recurved, the others diverging at an angle of about 45°, bifurcate some distance from the margin, prominent below; tertiary nerves wavy, slender, distinct; petiole 1 1/4–2 1/2 in. long, shortly and softly pubescent, longitudinally sulcate; stipules caducous, those surrounding the terminal bud ovate-lanceolate, acutely acuminate, 3/4 in. long, whitish silky-puberulous outside, reddish and glabrous within. Receptacles in axillary pairs, pedunculate, obovoid-ellipsoid, about 1/2 in. long and nearly as much in diam., mottled, glabrous, smooth when dry; peduncle 3–4 lin. long, terete, about 1/2 lin. thick, finely and softly puberulous. Basal bracts early deciduous, leaving behind a small annular pubescent rim. Ostiole prominent, small, 2-lipped; bracts few, all pointing into the receptacle, not visible from the outside, glabrous. Male flowers with a short very stout pedicel; perianth-segments slightly membranous, glabrous. Anther solitary, obtuse. Female flowers sessile: achene subglobose, smooth; style lateral, slender, a little shorter than the achene. Gall flowers pedicellate.