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Moraceae
Ficus

*Ficus microcarpa Linnaeus f.. Common name: Laurel Fig, Indian-laurel. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Suburban woodlands, also in a wide range of natural and semi-natural habitats. Distribution: Native of the tropical s. and se. Asia.

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Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl3, FNA3, K4, WH3; = Ficus thonningii — NS; = n/a; > Ficus microcarpa var. microcarpa — POWO. Basionym: Ficus microcarpa L.f. 1781 [1782]

Links to other floras: = Ficus microcarpa - FNA3

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  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL

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