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Ficus popenoei

Ficus popenoei is a species of fig found in Latin America, from Brazil and Peru up to Guatemala and Belize.

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Ficus popenoei
The fruit of Ficus popenoei subsp. malacocarpa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species:
F. popenoei
Binomial name
Ficus popenoei

Ficus popenoei is a species of fig found in Latin America, from Brazil and Peru up to Guatemala and Belize.1

Subspecies

There are two subspecies:2

  • Ficus popenoei subsp. malacocarpa Standl. – sometimes considered a separate species, Ficus malacocarpa,34 which is considered a species of least concern4
  • Ficus popenoei subsp. popenoi
References

References

  1. "Search". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  2. "Catalogue of Life: Ficus popenoei Standl". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  3. Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-12-396954-5.
  4. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Ficus malacocarpa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998 e.T34480A9865427. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34480A9865427.en.