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Ficus lateriflora

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Species of fig from Mauritius and Réunion

Ficus lateriflora
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Subgenus: F. subg. Sycidium
Species: F. lateriflora
Binomial name
Ficus lateriflora
Vahl
Synonyms
  • Morus laciniata Poir.
  • Ficus morifolia Lam.

Ficus lateriflora is a species of fig tree in the family Moraceae.

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).

References

  1. 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.
  2. Cirad Réunion—(in French)
Taxon identifiers
Ficus lateriflora


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