Biology:Ficus reflexa

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Ficus reflexa
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species:
F. reflexa
Binomial name
Ficus reflexa
Thunb. (1786)
Synonyms[2][3][4][5]
  • Urostigma reflexum (Thunb.) Miq.

synonyms of subsp. aldabrensis:

  • Ficus aldabrensis Baker

synonyms of subsp. reflexa:

  • Ficus aggregata Vahl
  • Ficus ciliolosa Miq., nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Ficus melleri Baker
  • Ficus punctata Lam., nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Ficus pyrifolia var. imerinensis H.Perrier
  • Ficus pyrifolia var. melleri (Baker) H.Perrier
  • Ficus pyrifolia var. occidentalis H.Perrier
  • Ficus pyrifolia var. tsaratananensis H.Perrier
  • Ficus terebrata Willd.
  • Urostigma aggregatum (Vahl) Miq.
  • Urostigma terebratum (Willd.) Miq.

synonyms of subsp. sechellensis:

  • Ficus rubra var. sechellensis Baker
  • Ficus sechellarum Summerh.

Ficus reflexa is a species of flowering plant in the family of Moraceae. It is a shrub or tree native to Madagascar and other islands in the western Indian Ocean.[1]

It is found in Madagascar, Comoros, Réunion, Mauritius, and Seychelles.[6] It grows in lowland and montane dry and moist tropical forests.[1]

Three subspecies are accepted.[2]

  • Ficus reflexa subsp. aldabrensis (Baker) C.C.Berg – Aldabra and Comoros[3]
  • Ficus reflexa subsp. reflexa – Madagascar, Mauritius, Rodrigues, and Réunion[4]
  • Ficus reflexa subsp. sechellensis (Baker) C.C.Berg – Granitic Seychelles[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3071416 entry