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Ficus aspera

Ficus aspera, the mosaic fig, a plant native to Vanuatu in the south Pacific region. The plant first appeared in scientific literature in 1786, published by the German botanist Georg Forster, from a specimen collected from Tanna Island. The mosaic fig is used as an ornamental plant. The fruit are cauliflorous. It is also called the clown fig.

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Mosaic fig
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Subgenus: F. subg. Sycidium
Species:
F. aspera
Binomial name
Ficus aspera
Synonyms2
  • Artocarpus cannonii W. Bull ex Van Houtte
  • Ficus aspera var. aspera G. Forst.
  • Ficus cannonii (W. Bull ex Van Houtte) N. E. Br.
  • Ficus parcellii H.J.Veitch ex Cogn. & Marchal
  • Ficus aspera f. parcellii (H.J.Veitch ex Cogn. & Marchal) J.E.Burrows1

Ficus aspera, the mosaic fig, a plant native to Vanuatu in the south Pacific region. The plant first appeared in scientific literature in 1786, published by the German botanist Georg Forster, from a specimen collected from Tanna Island. The mosaic fig is used as an ornamental plant. The fruit are cauliflorous (fruit forming from their main stems or woody trunks rather than from new growth and shoots). It is also called the clown fig.

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References

  1. "Ficus aspera f. parcellii". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. "Ficus aspera G.Forst". The Plant List, A working list of all plant species. Retrieved 14 February 2020.