Ficus lateriflora is a species of fig tree in the family Moraceae.
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Moraceae |
Genus: | Ficus |
Subgenus: | F. subg. Sycidium |
Species: | F. lateriflora
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Binomial name | |
Ficus lateriflora | |
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It is endemic to Mauritius and Réunion, islands off the coast of East Africa in the Indian Ocean .
It reaches a height of up to 12 metres (39 ft), and is found in altitudes up to 1,400 metres (4,600 ft).[2]
References
edit- ^ Page, W. (1998). "Ficus lateriflora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T30556A9552527. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30556A9552527.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Cirad Réunion—(in French)