Sixteen nuclear Simple Sequence Repeat (nSSR) markers of Ficus deltoidea subsp. deltoidea were developed and characterized.
The intraspecific variation of the species in Peninsular Malaysia was studied using morphological and molecular approaches.
The nSSR cluster analysis is congruent with the morphological classification, dividing the species into four main varieties.
The study demonstrates the applicability of molecular approach in complementing the conventional taxonomic classification.