Ficus citrifolia

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iStrangler Fig
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Subgenus: Urostigma
Species: F. citrifolia
Binomial name
Ficus citrifolia
Hort. ex Lam.

Ficus citrifolia is a species of Strangler Fig native to southern Florida, the Caribbean, Central America, and northern South America south to Paraguay. It is distinguished from the closely-related Florida Strangler Fig (Ficus aurea) mainly by the finer veining in the leaves.


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