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West Indian Laurel Fig
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Fig & mulberry family

West Indian Laurel Fig

Ficus americana Aubl.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishWest Indian Laurel Fig
Dutch—
SpanishHiguerón
Chinese美洲榕
Scientific nameFicus americana Aubl.

About this species

Ficus americana, commonly known as the West Indian laurel fig or Jamaican cherry fig, is a tree in the family Moraceae which is native to Florida, the Caribbean, and Mexico in the north, through Central and South America south to central Brazil. The species is variable; the five recognised subspecies were previously placed in a large number of other species.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderRosales
FamilyMoraceae
GenusFicus

In Suriname

53Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1944First record
2011Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo8
  • Sipaliwini8
  • Para3

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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