Ficus petiolaris

Ficus petiolaris
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

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]

Taxonomy

German botanist Carl Sigismund Kunth described this species in 1817.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Ficus petiolaris". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 2:40[folio]; 2:49[quarto]. 1817
  3. ↑ "16933". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).


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