Ficus petiolaris
| Ficus petiolaris | |
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| Young Ficus petiolaris in a pot | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Subgenus: | Urostigma |
| Species: | F. petiolaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Ficus petiolaris Kunth | |
Ficus petiolaris, commonly known as the petiolate fig and rock fig, is a fig that is endemic to Mexico from Baja California and Sonora south to Oaxaca. It grows from 10-20 feet high. It grows best with moderate water and partial shade. A unique feature is white hairs on the vein axils.[1]
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Taxonomy
German botanist Carl Sigismund Kunth described this species in 1817.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Ficus petiolaris". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
- ↑ F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 2:40[folio]; 2:49[quarto]. 1817
- ↑ "16933". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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