Ficus crocata Mart. ex Miq.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Moraceae > Ficus

Characteristics

A fig. It is a tree. It grows partly attached to other plants. It is twisted and irregular. The leaves are oval. They are 10-13 cm long by 5-6 cm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing hemiepiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 12.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 1,000 m above sea level.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 15 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Ficus crocata world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Ficus crocata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:852689-1
WFO ID wfo-0000687979
COL ID 6HVQN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 768360
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Synonyms

Urostigma tomentellum Urostigma maximilianum Urostigma crocatum Ficus campbellii Ficus coronata Ficus crocata Ficus galeata Ficus hartii Ficus tomentella Ficus usiacurina Ficus venosissima Ficus verrucosa Ficus yucatanensis Ficus ernstiana Ficus gramalotensis Ficus havanensis Ficus iturbei Ficus leavensii Ficus maximiliana Ficus mitrophora Ficus morazaniana Ficus perez-arbelaezii Ficus pittieri Ficus squamulosa Ficus standleyana Ficus williamsii Ficus hartii var. tumacana Ficus leavensii var. thinophila Ficus hemsleyana Ficus albotomentosa Ficus interfector Ficus sanguinosa