(Life; Embryophyta (plants); Angiospermae (flowering plants); Eudicotyledons; Order: Rosales; Family: Moraceae; Genus: Ficus; Subgenus: Pharmacosycea; Section: Oreosycea; Subsection: Pedunculatae)
Madagascar. The species is very localised and recorded from only a few specimens. Consequently the distribution of F. assimilis is poorly known.
Relatively dry forest up to 1000m altitude.
Pollinator: unknown
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