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The Urnfigs or False-figs (genus ''Trilepisium'') is a small Afrotropical genus of plants in family Moraceae. They grow to medium-sized or large trees that occur in evergreen and semi-deciduous forests, flooded forests or forest patches and often along rivers and streams,〔 and at altitudes of up to 2,000 m〔 and over.〔 ==Description== The bole may be 60 cm wide, and is often fluted at the base. The smooth, grey bark is very lenticellate and exudes a cream-coloured latex when damaged.〔 The yellowish to pinkish slash turns purple-red as it dries.〔 They usually branch high up to form a small and loosely pyramidal crown〔 with drooping twigs. Stipules of terminal buds eventually leave annular scars.〔 The glossy and very dark elliptic leaves have a prominent driptip,〔 and measure up to 14 cm long.〔 They are glossy below, and have two small lobes at the base.〔 The flowers appear in spring and are arranged in a whitish to mauve puff. The puff is about 1 cm in diameter,〔 and consists of staminate male flowers and pistillate female flowers, without perianths,〔 which obscure the view of the receptacle. The flowers protrude from the open apex of an urn-shaped receptacle which is about 1.5 cm long.〔 The fig-like fruit, embedded in the fleshy receptacles, are some 2 cm long.〔 They are ellipsoidal in shape and hold a nutlet each.〔〔 Ripe fruit have the appearance of blue plums.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Trilepisium」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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