Ficus vogeliana
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| Ficus vogeliana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Species: | F. vogeliana |
| Binomial name | |
| Ficus vogeliana (Miq.) Miq. | |
Ficus vogeliana is a fig species within the family Moraceae which bears flagelliform infructescences[1] (also called stolon-panicles), found at or just beneath the surface of the soil. When the figs (syconia) are subsurface it is unclear how pollination is accomplished. Its outer bark tends to be greyish, while the slash (cut bark) is reddish.[2]
Ficus vogeliana is a medium to large sized tree that reaches 20 m in height with buttressed roots. The leaves arranged in spirals, with persistent stipules that can reach up to 2 cm long, petioles present and can be up to 5 cm long and 3 mm in thickness; the upper surface of the leaves is scabrous.[3] The leaf blade tends to be elliptical to oblong, up to 22 cm long and 11 cm wide with an acuminate apex and a cordate base. Figs usually borne on branches at the base of the trunk.[3]