Ficus nymphaeifolia
Ficus nymphaeifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Moraceae |
Genus: | Ficus |
Species: | F. nymphaeifolia
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Binomial name | |
Ficus nymphaeifolia Mill.
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Synonyms | |
Ficus nymphaeifolia is a strangler fig found in central and South America. Growing up to 35 metres tall, the habitat is coastal plains, savannah and rainforest. This plant first appeared in scientific literature in 1768. Published in The Gardeners Dictionary by the English botanist, Philip Miller from specimens collected in the Caribbean. Latex from the plant may be used in the form of a plaster, to treat sprains and fractures and cuts to the body, to offer relief from pain and to protect a wound from infection.[1][2][3]
References[]
- ^ "Ficus nymphaeifolia". Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Ficus nymphaeifolia". U.S. National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Ficus nymphaeifolia". Catalogue of Life: 2020-01-10 Beta. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
Categories:
- Ficus
- Trees of South America
- Flora of Central America
- Flora of the Caribbean
- Moraceae
- Plants described in 1768
- Taxa named by Philip Miller
- Moraceae stubs