Variability of mas cotek (ficus deltoidea jack) in Malaysia

Abstract

Ficus deltoidea Jack or Mas cotek is one of the medicinal herbs in Malaysia which is used traditionally to treat several diseases and physiological disorder. It is a small tree, native and distributed throughout the Southeast Asia in various morphological forms. The identification of the species through its morphological traits is confused by the presence of many intermediates forms within and between the groups. This complex variation required a proper data recording and analysis to distinguish and identify the groups within and between the species.