Ficus velutina Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Moraceae > Ficus

Characteristics

A fig. It is a tree. It grows 7-15 m tall. The trunk is often fluted. The fruit can be 2 cm across.
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Growth form tree
Growth support hemiepiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
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Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 9.5 - 13.5
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Environment

Roadsides or open fields, sometimes on dry rocky hillsides, at elevations from 1,250-1,800 meters. Moist and wet evergreen forest formations at elevations between 1,000-2,000 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows between 1,000-2,000 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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

Leaf

Ficus velutina leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Ficus velutina world distribution map, present in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Ficus velutina threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:853933-1
WFO ID wfo-0000690809
COL ID 6HZRB
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Urostigma glycicarpum Urostigma velutinum Ficus clethrifolia Ficus danielis Ficus frigida Ficus glycicarpa Ficus microchlamys Ficus velutina