Ficus cotinifolia

Ficus cotinifolia, the alamo tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to seasonally dry tropical areas of Mexico and Central America.^[2] It often sends roots down to cenotes and other underground water sources.^[3]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Rosids

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Ficus cotinifolia
Fruit and leaves
Trunk
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Moraceae
Genus:	Ficus
Species:	F. cotinifolia
Binomial name
Ficus cotinifolia Kunth
Synonyms[2]
List Ficus cotinifolia subsp. myxifolia (Kunth) Carvajal Ficus glauca (Liebm.) Miq. Ficus guatemalana (Miq.) Miq. Ficus inamoena Standl. Ficus jacquelineae Carvajal & Peña-Pin. Ficus longipes (Liebm.) Miq. Ficus myxifolia Kunth & C.D.Bouché Ficus paraisoana Lundell Ficus subrotundifolia Greenm. Urostigma cotinifolium (Kunth) Miq. Urostigma glaucum Liebm. Urostigma guatemalanum Miq. Urostigma longipes Liebm. Urostigma myxifolium (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Miq.

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