(Life; Embryophyta (plants); Angiospermae (flowering plants); Eudicotyledons; Order: Rosales; Family: Moraceae; Genus: Ficus; Subgenus: Sycomorus; Section: Sycomorus)
Widespread in Madagascar but seems to be more common in the eastern and northern parts.
Pollinator: Ceratosolen longimucro Wiebes.
Non-pollinator: Apocrypta setoptera Ulenberg.
On rocks near or in flowing rivers and streams (rheophytic species) from sea level to 1200m altitude.
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Web editing: Aisha Mayekiso
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