Ficus crassiuscula
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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 |
| Subgenus: | F. subg. Ficus |
| Species: | F. crassiuscula
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| Binomial name | |
| Ficus crassiuscula Warb. ex Standl.[1]
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Ficus crassiuscula is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to Central America and north-western parts of South America (Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Venezuela).[1] It was first described in 1917.[2]
Ecology
It is found in lower montane rainforests.[3] Although it is a free-standing tree when mature, F. crassiuscula begins its growth as a climbing vine. It clings to a mature tree, eventually strangling it. Its favoured hosts are Guarea tuisana and Sapium pachystachys, and it is also frequently found on already-dead trees.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Ficus crassiuscula Warb. ex Standl.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-10-09
- ^ "Ficus crassiuscula Warb. ex Standl.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2020-10-09
- ^ a b Daniels, James D. (1991): Habitat and Host Preferences of Ficus crassiuscula, A Neotropical Strangling Fig of the Lower-Montane Rain Forest. J. Ecol. 79(1): 129–141.
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