Ficus mathewsii Miq.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Moraceae > Ficus

Characteristics

Similar to F. guianensis but the blade (usually) small, up to 10 cm long, and often (ob)lanceolate to subobovate; petiole up to 1 cm long, ca. 1.5 mm thick; figs subsessile or up to 0.2(-0.3) cm long pedunculate and 0.3-0.4 cm in diam.
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A fig. It is a tree. The crown is flat and spreading. It can grow 24 m tall. The trunk can be 50 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support hemiepiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 24.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry loam along the edges of paths or on the margins of forest.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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 mathewsii world distribution map, present in Austria, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Ficus mathewsii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:853198-1
WFO ID wfo-0000689252
COL ID 6HWTH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 768359
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Urostigma mathewsii Ficus maroana Ficus mathewsii Ficus sprucei Ficus vaupesana Ficus gleasonii Ficus katherinae Ficus oblanceolata Ficus metensis Ficus corpulenta