Ficus maxima

Ficus maxima

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Moraceae
Tribus: Ficeae
Genus: Ficus
Species: Ficus maxima

Name

Ficus maxima Mill., 1768

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Ficus anthelminthica Rich. ex DC. in Essai Propr. Méd. Pl., ed. 2: 267 (1816), not validly publ.
  • Ficus bopiana Rusby in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 7: 230 (1927)
  • Ficus chaconiana Standl. & L.O.Williams in Ceiba 3: 111 (1952)
  • Ficus citrifolia Lam. in Encycl. 2: 494 (1788), nom. illeg.
  • Ficus coybana Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 300 (1867)
  • Ficus glaucescens (Liebm.) Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 300 (1867)
  • Ficus grandaeva Mart. ex Miq. in London J. Bot. 7: 70 (1848), pro syn.
  • Ficus guadalajarana S.Watson in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 27: 151 (1891)
  • Ficus hernandezii (Liebm.) Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 300 (1867)
  • Ficus murilloi Dugand in Caldasia 1(4): 57 (1942)
  • Ficus murilloi var. cajambrensis Dugand in Caldasia 4: 117 (1946)
  • Ficus murilloi var. typica Dugand in Caldasia 4: 117 (1946), not validly publ.
  • Ficus parkeri Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 300 (1867)
  • Ficus picardae Warb. in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 3: 484 (1903)
  • Ficus plumieri Urb. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 158 (1918)
  • Ficus populnea f. citrifolia Warb. in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 3: 479 (1903)
  • Ficus protensa (Griseb.) Hemsl. in Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 3: 147 (1883)
  • Ficus pseudoradula (Miq.) Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 299 (1867)
  • Ficus radula Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 1144 (1806)
  • Ficus rubricosta Warb. in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 3: 486 (1903)
  • Ficus subscabrida Warb. in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 3: 485 (1903)
  • Ficus suffocans Banks ex Griseb. in Fl. Brit. W. I.: 150 (1859)
  • Ficus vicencionis Dugand in Caldasia 2: 385 (1944)
  • Pharmacosycea glaucescens Liebm. in Mexic. Neldeagt. Pl.: 48 (1851)
  • Pharmacosycea grandaeva Miq. in London J. Bot. 7: 70 (1848)
  • Pharmacosycea guyanensis Miq. in London J. Bot. 7: 67 (1848)
  • Pharmacosycea hernandezii Liebm. in Mexic. Neldeagt. Pl.: 48 (1851)
  • Pharmacosycea pseudoradula Miq. in Verslagen Meded. Afd. Natuurk. Kon. Akad. Wetensch. 13: 414 (1862)
  • Pharmacosycea rigida Miq. in B.Seemann, Bot. Voy. Herald: 195 (1854)
  • Urostigma protensum Griseb. in Bonplandia (Hannover) 6: 4 (1858)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Southern America Regional:Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional:Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional:Brazil Brazil North, Brazil West-Central Regional:Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname Regional:Southern South America Paraguay Regional:Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad-Tobago, Suriname, Windward Is. Continental:Northern America Regional:Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Miller, P. 1768. The Gardeners Dictionary: containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit, flower garden, and nursery. Ed. 8, 3 volumes (without pagination), John & Francis Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.541 Reference page. : ed. 8: Ficus no. 6.

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 
• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2001. World Checklist of Seed Plants. Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919 [unavailable to the public]. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Ficus maxima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Ficus maxima. Published online. Accessed: March 21 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Ficus maxima. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Ficus maxima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 March 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ficus maxima in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

español: caucho higuerón

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