(Life; Embryophyta (plants); Angiospermae (flowering plants); Eudicotyledons; Order: Rosales; Family: Moraceae; Genus: Ficus; Subgenus: Urostigma; Section: Galoglychia; Subsection: Platyphyllae)
Widespread in Madagascar, but mostly found in the south-west of the country.
Pollinator: unknown.
Dry forest near water, at low altitude up to 200m.
Photographs © Jean-Yves Rasplus (INRA) or © Costas Zachariades (ARC-PPRI).
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