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Ficus schippii

Ficus schippii is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae. It is a hemiepiphytic shrub or tree native to Central America and tropical South America.

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species:
F. schippii
Binomial name
Ficus schippii
Synonyms2
  • Ficus herthae Diels
  • Ficus meistosyce Standl. & L.O.Williams
  • Ficus microclada Dugand

Ficus schippii is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae. It is a hemiepiphytic shrub or tree native to Central America (Belize, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama) and tropical South America (Bolivia, northern and west-central Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela).2

The species was first described by Paul Carpenter Standley in 1930.2

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References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Ficus schippii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998 e.T34491A9867109. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34491A9867109.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Ficus schippii Standl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 February 2026.