Ficus nymphaeifolia is a strangler fig found in central and South America. Growing up to 35 metres tall, the habitat is coastal plains, savannah and rainforest. This plant first appeared in scientific literature in 1768. Published in The Gardeners Dictionary by the English botanist, Philip Miller from specimens collected in the Caribbean. Latex from the plant may be used in the form of a plaster, to treat sprains and fractures and cuts to the body, to offer relief from pain and to protect a wound from infection.[2][3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Species: | F. nymphaeifolia
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References
edit- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Ficus nymphaeifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T61886071A145668526. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T61886071A145668526.en. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Ficus nymphaeifolia". Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Ficus nymphaeifolia". U.S. National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Ficus nymphaeifolia". Catalogue of Life: 2020-01-10 Beta. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
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