Ficus gomelleira

Ficus gomelleira
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species:
F. gomelleira
Binomial name
Ficus gomelleira
Kunth & Bouché
Synonyms[2]
  • Ficus acarouaniensis Benoist
  • Ficus doliaria (Miq.) Mart.
  • Ficus schultesii Dugand
  • Urostigma doliarium Miq.

Ficus gomelleira is a species of flowering plant, a tree in the family Moraceae. This species is monoecious.[citation needed]

Through the 1950s to the 1990s this species was widely viewed as the iroko tree.[3]

The tree can have a size up to 40 m, with a diameter that can reach up to 150 cm or more.[4]

Names

The species goes by several common names. In Peru it is called Ojé Renaco, Renaco, or Ojé, while in Brazil it is called Caxinguba, Figuier, or Figueira.[4]

Occurrence

The species is native to Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, and Venezuela.[2]

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International; et al. (BGCI) (2020). "Ficus gomelleira". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T179289539A179302723. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T179289539A179302723.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Ficus gomelleira". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. ^ Voeks, Robert; Rashford, John (2012-09-25). African Ethnobotany in the Americas. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 315. ISBN 978-1-4614-0836-9.
  4. ^ a b "Caxinguba (Ficus schultesii)". ITTO. Retrieved 2021-09-18.


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