Ficus luschnathiana Miq.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Moraceae > Ficus

Characteristics

A fig. It is a tree. It grows 12-26 m tall. The trunk can be 60-90 cm across. The crown is wide and roundish. The leaves are broadly oval with slightly wavy edges. The fruit are about 1 cm across.
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Sexuality monoecy
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 15.5 - 22.5
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Environment

It is a tropical and subtropical plant. It grows in the rainforest at higher altitudes. It is best in a sunny position. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 1,300 m above sea level.
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Open places and secondary growth formations in the Atlantic rainforest and semideciduous forests at higher elevations.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
Uses medicinal wood
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Germination duration (days) 15 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Images

Habit

Ficus luschnathiana habit picture by Fonseca Wendel (cc-by-sa)
Ficus luschnathiana habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Ficus luschnathiana leaf picture by Flor Alex (cc-by-sa)
Ficus luschnathiana leaf picture by Henrique Quadros (cc-by-sa)
Ficus luschnathiana leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Ficus luschnathiana fruit picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)
Ficus luschnathiana fruit picture by JP Corrêa Carvalho (cc-by-sa)
Ficus luschnathiana fruit picture by Fonseca Wendel (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ficus luschnathiana world distribution map, present in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay

Conservation status

Ficus luschnathiana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:853154-1
WFO ID wfo-0000689146
COL ID 6HWQN
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Ficus diabolica f. laurina Urostigma luschnathianum Ficus diabolica Ficus erubescens Ficus horquetensis Ficus monckii Ficus speciosa Ficus monckii f. subcuneata Ficus monckii var. san-martinianus Ficus diabolica f. maior Ficus diabolica f. minor Ficus ibapophy Ficus luschnathiana