(Life; Embryophyta (plants); Angiospermae (flowering plants); Eudicotyledons; Order: Rosales; Family: Moraceae; Genus: Ficus; Subgenus: Sycidium; Section: Sycidium)
Widespread in Madagascar, but most common in the north (provinces of Diego Suarez & Nossi Be) and the center. Also present on the Seychelles & Comoro Islands.
Pollinator: unknown
In forests and secondary growth up to 1400m altitude.
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