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1 Vine, climbing by adventitious roots, appressed to walls or trailing; leaves dimorphic (small and distichous on climbing branches, larger on non-climbing branches); [subgenus Synoecia] | |
1 Shrub to tree, erect; leaves monomorphic. | |
2 Leaves lobed, (7-) 15-30 cm long; shrub to small tree, rarely > 5 m tall; [widespread in our area]; [subgenus Ficus, section Ficus] | |
2 Leaves unlobed, 3-15 cm long; tree, to 30 m tall; [of peninsular FL]. | |
3 Leaves with many (>20) lateral veins, these spaced 1-3 mm apart. | |
4 Leaves 9-30 cm long, very thick and leathery; [subgenus Urostigma, section Conosycea] | |
3 Leaves with < 15 lateral veins, these all or mostly spaced > 4 mm apart. | |
5 Peduncles 5-15 mm long; figs 8-18 mm in diameter, yellow or black when ripe; leaves subcordate to rounded at the base; [subgenus Urostigma, section Americanae] | |