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Ficus politoria Lamarck 1788

(Life; Embryophyta (plants); Angiospermae (flowering plants); Eudicotyledons; Order: Rosales; Family: Moraceae; Genus: Ficus; Subgenus: Sycidium; Section: Sycidium)

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Distribution

 

Ficus politoria Distribution

Common species widespread in Madagascar.

Ficus politoria Distribution

Biology

Pollinator: Kradibia saundersi Wiebes.

Non-pollinator: Sycoscapter gibbus Saunders.

Habitat

Occurs in understory and can be locally abundant. Often found along streams, in riverine forest from sea level to 2800 m.

Credits

Photographs © Jean-Yves Rasplus

Web editing: Aisha Mayekiso

 

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