Ficus cotinifolia

Ficus cotinifolia
	Fruit and leaves
	Trunk
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Moraceae
Genus:	Ficus
Species:	F. cotinifolia
Binomial name
	Ficus cotinifolia; Kunth
Synonyms
	List Ficus cotinifolia subsp. myxifolia (Kunth) Carvajal; Ficus glauca (Liebm.) Miq.; Ficus guatemalana (Miq.) Miq.; Ficus inamoena Standl.; Ficus jacquelineae Carvajal & Peña-Pin.; Ficus longipes (Liebm.) Miq.; Ficus myxifolia Kunth & C.D.Bouché; Ficus paraisoana Lundell; Ficus subrotundifolia Greenm.; Urostigma cotinifolium (Kunth) Miq.; Urostigma glaucum Liebm.; Urostigma guatemalanum Miq.; Urostigma longipes Liebm.; Urostigma myxifolium (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Miq.; ;

Ficus cotinifolia, the alamo tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to seasonally dry tropical areas of Mexico and Central America.¹ It often sends roots down to cenotes and other underground water sources.²

References

"Ficus cotinifolia Kunth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
Adams, Rachel E.; Iliffe, Thomas M.; West, Jason B. (2020). "Identifying tree roots in the caves of Quintana Roo, Mexico as a step toward ecological insights and improved conservation". Plants, People, Planet. 2 (2): 133–139. doi:10.1002/ppp3.10079. S2CID 210633682.

[POWO_852675-1-1] "Ficus cotinifolia Kunth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

[2] Adams, Rachel E.; Iliffe, Thomas M.; West, Jason B. (2020). "Identifying tree roots in the caves of Quintana Roo, Mexico as a step toward ecological insights and improved conservation". Plants, People, Planet. 2 (2): 133–139. doi:10.1002/ppp3.10079. S2CID 210633682.

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