Ficus cuatrecasasiana

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Ficus cuatrecasasiana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species:
F. cuatrecasasiana
Binomial name
Ficus cuatrecasasiana
Synonyms [2]
  • Ficus aguaraguensisVázq.Avila
  • Ficus garcia-barrigae var. ovoideaDugand
  • Ficus sibundoyaDugand

Ficus cuatrecasasiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae. It is a hemiepiphytic tree native to Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, where it grows in tropical lowland and montane rain forests in the Andes and the Pacific and Caribbean lowlands. [2]

The species was first described by Armando Dugand in 1942. [2]

References

  1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Ficus cuatrecasasiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T145580034A145659356. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T145580034A145659356.en . Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ficus cuatrecasasiana Dugand". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 26 February 2026.