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Ficus cotinifolia

Ficus cotinifolia
Fruit and leaves
Trunk
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species:
F. cotinifolia
Binomial name
Ficus cotinifolia
Synonyms[1]
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.

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.[1] It often sends roots down to cenotes and other underground water sources.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Ficus cotinifolia Kunth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. ^ Adams, Rachel E.; Iliffe, Thomas M.; West, Jason B. (2020). "Identifying tree roots in the caves of Quintana Roo, Mexico as a step toward ecological insights and improved conservation". Plants, People, Planet. 2 (2): 133–139. doi:10.1002/ppp3.10079. S2CID 210633682.

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