Biology:Ficus nota

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Short description: Species of fig

Ficus nota
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Ficus nota in Hawaii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Subgenus: F. subg. Sycomorus
Species:
F. nota
Binomial name
Ficus nota
(Blanco) Merr.

Ficus nota is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae.[2] It is commonly known as tibig or sacking tree, is a species of fig tree found near water in low altitudes. Tibig is native to the Philippines . They are also found in parts of northern Borneo in Malaysia.The tree can grow up to 9 meters high. It is primarily dispersed by birds which eat the fruits and excrete the seeds. The fruits are also edible to humans, although they are rather bland. They are usually eaten with sugar and cream in the Philippines. The young leaves are also eaten as a vegetable.[3][4][5]

References

  1. IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (2019). "Ficus nota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T156206170A156216213. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T156206170A156216213.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/156206170/156216213. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. "Ficus nota (Blanco) Merr.". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:853295-1. 
  3. "Ficus nota". Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk. Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project. January 1, 1999. http://www.hear.org/Pier/species/ficus_nota.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-05. 
  4. Fern, Ken. "Ficus nota". http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ficus+nota. Retrieved 18 May 2019. 
  5. "Tibig". Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Republic of the Philippines. http://ngp.denr.gov.ph/index.php/12-arb/1200-arb-tibig. Retrieved 18 May 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5446622 entry