(Life; Embryophyta (plants); Angiospermae (flowering plants); Eudicotyledons; Order: Rosales; Family: Moraceae; Genus: Ficus; Subgenus: Sycidium; Section: Sycidium)
Common species widespread in Madagascar.
Pollinator: Kradibia saundersi Wiebes.
Non-pollinator: Sycoscapter gibbus Saunders.
Occurs in understory and can be locally abundant. Often found along streams, in riverine forest from sea level to 2800 m.
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Web editing: Aisha Mayekiso
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