Ficus obtusifolia is a species of tree in the family Moraceae. It is found in North and South America.[1]
| Ficus obtusifolia | |
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| Ficus obtusifolia tree in Samaria, Nicaragua. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Species: | F. obtusifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Ficus obtusifolia Kunth
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Description
editTrees up to 45 m tall, stranglers or independent; trunks mostly unbuttressed.[2][3] Leaves obovate or oblanceolate, 15–25 cm long.[3] Figs globose, 1.5–3 cm in diameter.[3][2]
References
edit- ^ Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. pp. 255–256. ISBN 9780123969545.
- ^ a b Burger, C. William (1977). "Flora Costaricensis". Fieldiana. v.40: 172–173.
- ^ a b c Croat, Thomas B. (1978). Flora of Barro Colorado Island. Stanford University Press. pp. 354–356. ISBN 9780804709507.
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