Ficus americana subsp. americana

Ficus americana subsp. americana

Ficus americana subsp. americana

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 americana
Subspecies: F. a. subsp. americana

Name

Ficus americana Aubl. subsp. americana autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Ficus arbutifolia Link in Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 450 (1822), nom. illeg.
  • Ficus chiriquiana (Miq.) Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 298 (1867)
  • Ficus consanguinea Kunth & C.D.Bouché in Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1846: 17 (1847)
  • Ficus eugeniifolia (Liebm.) Hemsl. in Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 3: 144 (1883)
  • Ficus fadyenii Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 219 (1867)
  • Ficus georgii Standl. & L.O.Williams in Ceiba 1: 236 (1951)
  • Ficus jacquinifolia A.Rich. in R.de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11: 221 (1850)
  • Ficus liebmanniana (Miq.) Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 298 (1867)
  • Ficus oerstediana (Miq.) Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 299 (1867)
  • Ficus omphalophora Warb. in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 3: 466 (1903)
  • Ficus perforata L. in Pl. Surin.: 17 (1775), nom. rej.
  • Ficus periplocifolia Kunth & C.D.Bouché in Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1846: 16 (1847)
  • Ficus sintenisii Warb. in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 3: 464 (1903)
  • Ficus wilsonii Warb. in I.Urban , Symb. Antill. 3: 467 (1903)
  • Urostigma chiriquianum Miq. in Verslagen Meded. Afd. Natuurk. Kon. Akad. Wetensch. 13: 412 (1862)
  • Urostigma consanguineum (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Miq. in Verslagen Meded. Afd. Natuurk. Kon. Akad. Wetensch. 13: 408 (1862)
  • Urostigma eugeniifolium Liebm. in Mexic. Neldeagt. Pl.: 45 (1851)
  • Urostigma liebmannianum Miq. in B.Seemann, Bot. Voy. Herald: 195 (1854)
  • Urostigma oerstedianum Miq. in B.Seemann, Bot. Voy. Herald: 196

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Southern America Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Windward Is. Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Ricar, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela Regional: Western South America Ecuador, Peru Continental:Northern America Regional: Sputheastern USA Florida Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Fusée Aublet, J.B.C. 1775. Histoire des plantes de la Guiane françoise, rangées suivant la méthode sexuelle, avec plusieurs mémoires sur différens objets intéressans, relatifs à la culture & au commerce de la Guiane françoise, & une notice des plantes de l' Isle-de-France. Tome 2. Pp. 622–976, tabl. 1–52, misc. 1–160. Pierre-François Didot jeune, Londres [London], Paris. BHL. Reference page. : 952.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Ficus americana subsp. americana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Ficus americana subsp. americana. Published online. Accessed: March 13 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Ficus americana subsp. americana. 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 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Ficus americana subsp. americana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 March 2024.

Vernacular names

English: West Indian laurel fig, Jamaican cherry fig