Ficus gomelleira
Species of flowering plant
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Ficus gomelleira is a species of flowering plant, a tree in the family Moraceae.[2][3] This species is monoecious.[citation needed]
| Ficus gomelleira | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Species: | F. gomelleira |
| Binomial name | |
| Ficus gomelleira Kunth & Bouché | |
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Through the 1950s to the 1990s this species was widely viewed as the iroko tree.[4]
The tree can have a size up to 40 m, with a diameter that can reach up to 150 cm or more.[5]
Names
The species goes by several common names. In Peru it is called Ojé Renaco, Renaco, or Ojé, while in Brazil it is called Caxinguba, Figuier, or Figueira.[5]
