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Ficus americana

Aubl. (1775)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Rosales Family: Moraceae Genus: Ficus

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Description

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Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 952 (1775)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Ficus americana Honolulu: Manoa Valley; Lyon Arboretum; Section 23, Row 6, Tree 4 Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 4009 Oahu BISH 1974-04-22
2 Ficus americana Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden Acc. #780274001 fBotanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Lvs. dark glossy green above with yellow-green midrib that is sometimes tinted reddish; below, paler, dull with reddish midrib and reddish to yellow-green lateral veins. Fruit with drk reddish brown glands in upper one-half. Fruit reddish when exposed to sun. Flynn, T.W. 2101 Kauai BISH 1987-03-18
3 Ficus americana Lyon Arboretum; 23-6-4 Preserved_Specimen Anderson, D. Oahu BISH 1959-04-18
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