Ficus pertusa

Ficus pertusa
	Branchlet with leaves.
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Moraceae
Genus:	Ficus
Subgenus:	F. subg. Urostigma
Species:	F. pertusa
Binomial name
	Ficus pertusa; L.f.
Synonyms
	Ficus arbutifolia Pers.; Ficus arpazusa Casar.; Ficus baccata (Liebm.) Miq.; Ficus cerasifolia Kunth & C.D.Bouché; Ficus cerasifolia Kunth & Bouché; Ficus ciliolosa Kunth & C.D.Bouché; Ficus complicata Kunth; Ficus consanguinea Kunth & Bouché; Ficus daphniphylla Miq.; Ficus elliptica (Herzog) Herter; Ficus erythrosticta (Miq.) Miq.; Ficus fadyeni Miq.; Ficus fasciculata S.Watson; Ficus faydeni Miq.; Ficus garcesii Dugand; Ficus gardeniifolia Miq.; Ficus gemina (Miq.) Miq.; Ficus grabhamii Britton ex Fawc. & Rendle; Ficus halliana Britton ex Fawc. & Rendle; Ficus ibapohi Orb. ex Rojas Acosta; Ficus immersa Warb. ex Glaz.; Ficus kanukuensis Standl.; Ficus lancifolia Hook. & Arn.; Ficus morantensis Britton ex Fawc. & Rendle; Ficus myrtifolia Link; Ficus ochroleuca Griseb.; Ficus padifolia Kunth; Ficus palmicida Pittier; Ficus periplocaefolia Kunth & Bouché; Ficus peruviana (Miq.) Rossberg; Ficus planicostata Kunth & C.D.Bouché; Ficus polypus Schiede ex Miq.; Ficus populnea f. planicostata (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Warb.; Ficus prinoides var. subtriplinervia (Mart.) Kuntze; Ficus prinoides var. subtriplinervia (Mart.) Hassl.; Ficus radicans Casar.; Ficus rolandri (Liebm.) Miq.; Ficus sapida (Liebm.) Miq.; Ficus sonorae S.Watson; Ficus subtriplinervia Mart.; Ficus sulcipes (Miq.) Miq.; Ficus tapajozensis Standl.; Ficus tarapotina Warb.; Ficus trachelosyce Dugand; Ficus turbinata (Liebm.) Miq.; Pharmacosycea laurifolia Miq.; Pharmacosycea peruviana Miq.; Urostigma baccatum Liebm.; Urostigma cestrifolium var. major Miq.; Urostigma complicatum (Kunth) Liebm.; Urostigma erythrostictum Miq.; Urostigma geminum Miq.; Urostigma lancifolium Miq.; Urostigma liebmannianum Miq.; Urostigma padifolium (Kunth) Liebm.; Urostigma pertusum (L.f.) Miq.; Urostigma planicostatum Miq.; Urostigma populneum f. mexicanum Miq.; Urostigma rolandri Liebm.; Urostigma sapidum Liebm.; Urostigma schiedeanum Miq.; Urostigma subtriplinervium (Mart.) Miq.; Urostigma subtriplinervium f. ellipticum Herzog; Urostigma subtriplinervium f. major Miq.; Urostigma subtriplinervium f. majus Miq.; Urostigma sulcipes Miq.; Urostigma turbinatum Liebm.;

Ficus pertusa is a species of tree in the Mulberry Family (Moraceae). It is found in Mexico and Central and South America.^[2]^[3]

Description

Trees up to 25 m (82 feet) tall.^[3] Leaves lanceolate, elliptic or ovate, with acuminate or acute apex.^[3] Figs edible, globose, 0.8-1.2 cm in diameter.^[3] A curiosity of its growth is that, according to Condit, its roots, when they reach another tree, can grow up the trunk as much as forty feet (twelve meters).^[4]

References

^ Cornejo-Tenorio, G.; Ibarra-Manríquez, G. (2019). "Ficus pertusa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T61886132A61886134. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T61886132A61886134.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 256. ISBN 9780123969545.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Felger, Richard; Johnson, Matthew; Wilson, Michael (2001). The Trees of Sonora, Mexico. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 249. ISBN 9780199761272.
^ Condit, Ira J. (1969). Ficus - The Exotic Species. Berkeley, Calif.: Univ. Calif. Division of Agric. Sciences.

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] Cornejo-Tenorio, G.; Ibarra-Manríquez, G. (2019). "Ficus pertusa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T61886132A61886134. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T61886132A61886134.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[2] Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 256. ISBN 9780123969545.

[:0-3] Felger, Richard; Johnson, Matthew; Wilson, Michael (2001). The Trees of Sonora, Mexico. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 249. ISBN 9780199761272.

[4] Condit, Ira J. (1969). Ficus - The Exotic Species. Berkeley, Calif.: Univ. Calif. Division of Agric. Sciences.

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Ficus pertusa

Branchlet with leaves.
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Moraceae
Genus:	Ficus
Subgenus:	F. subg. Urostigma
Species:	F. pertusa
Binomial name
*Ficus pertusa* L.f.
Synonyms
Ficus arbutifolia Pers. Ficus arpazusa Casar. Ficus baccata (Liebm.) Miq. Ficus cerasifolia Kunth & C.D.Bouché Ficus cerasifolia Kunth & Bouché Ficus ciliolosa Kunth & C.D.Bouché Ficus complicata Kunth Ficus consanguinea Kunth & Bouché Ficus daphniphylla Miq. Ficus elliptica (Herzog) Herter Ficus erythrosticta (Miq.) Miq. Ficus fadyeni Miq. Ficus fasciculata S.Watson Ficus faydeni Miq. Ficus garcesii Dugand Ficus gardeniifolia Miq. Ficus gemina (Miq.) Miq. Ficus grabhamii Britton ex Fawc. & Rendle Ficus halliana Britton ex Fawc. & Rendle Ficus ibapohi Orb. ex Rojas Acosta Ficus immersa Warb. ex Glaz. Ficus kanukuensis Standl. Ficus lancifolia Hook. & Arn. Ficus morantensis Britton ex Fawc. & Rendle Ficus myrtifolia Link Ficus ochroleuca Griseb. Ficus padifolia Kunth Ficus palmicida Pittier Ficus periplocaefolia Kunth & Bouché Ficus peruviana (Miq.) Rossberg Ficus planicostata Kunth & C.D.Bouché Ficus polypus Schiede ex Miq. Ficus populnea f. planicostata (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Warb. Ficus prinoides var. subtriplinervia (Mart.) Kuntze Ficus prinoides var. subtriplinervia (Mart.) Hassl. Ficus radicans Casar. Ficus rolandri (Liebm.) Miq. Ficus sapida (Liebm.) Miq. Ficus sonorae S.Watson Ficus subtriplinervia Mart. Ficus sulcipes (Miq.) Miq. Ficus tapajozensis Standl. Ficus tarapotina Warb. Ficus trachelosyce Dugand Ficus turbinata (Liebm.) Miq. Pharmacosycea laurifolia Miq. Pharmacosycea peruviana Miq. Urostigma baccatum Liebm. Urostigma cestrifolium var. major Miq. Urostigma complicatum (Kunth) Liebm. Urostigma erythrostictum Miq. Urostigma geminum Miq. Urostigma lancifolium Miq. Urostigma liebmannianum Miq. Urostigma padifolium (Kunth) Liebm. Urostigma pertusum (L.f.) Miq. Urostigma planicostatum Miq. Urostigma populneum f. mexicanum Miq. Urostigma rolandri Liebm. Urostigma sapidum Liebm. Urostigma schiedeanum Miq. Urostigma subtriplinervium (Mart.) Miq. Urostigma subtriplinervium f. ellipticum Herzog Urostigma subtriplinervium f. major Miq. Urostigma subtriplinervium f. majus Miq. Urostigma sulcipes Miq. Urostigma turbinatum Liebm.