Quick facts for kids Ficus pertusa |
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Branchlet with leaves. |
Conservation status |
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Scientific classification |
Genus: |
Ficus
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Species: |
pertusa
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Synonyms |
- Ficus arbutifolia Pers.
- Ficus arpazusa Casar.
- Ficus baccata (Liebm.) Miq.
- Ficus cerasifolia Kunth & C.D.Bouché
- Ficus cerasifolia Kunth & Bouché
- Ficus ciliolosa Kunth & C.D.Bouché
- Ficus complicata Kunth
- Ficus consanguinea Kunth & Bouché
- Ficus daphniphylla Miq.
- Ficus elliptica (Herzog) Herter
- Ficus erythrosticta (Miq.) Miq.
- Ficus fadyeni Miq.
- Ficus fasciculata S.Watson
- Ficus faydeni Miq.
- Ficus garcesii Dugand
- Ficus gardeniifolia Miq.
- Ficus gemina (Miq.) Miq.
- Ficus grabhamii Britton ex Fawc. & Rendle
- Ficus halliana Britton ex Fawc. & Rendle
- Ficus ibapohi Orb. ex Rojas Acosta
- Ficus immersa Warb. ex Glaz.
- Ficus kanukuensis Standl.
- Ficus lancifolia Hook. & Arn.
- Ficus morantensis Britton ex Fawc. & Rendle
- Ficus myrtifolia Link
- Ficus ochroleuca Griseb.
- Ficus padifolia Kunth
- Ficus palmicida Pittier
- Ficus periplocaefolia Kunth & Bouché
- Ficus peruviana (Miq.) Rossberg
- Ficus planicostata Kunth & C.D.Bouché
- Ficus polypus Schiede ex Miq.
- Ficus populnea f. planicostata (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Warb.
- Ficus prinoides var. subtriplinervia (Mart.) Kuntze
- Ficus prinoides var. subtriplinervia (Mart.) Hassl.
- Ficus radicans Casar.
- Ficus rolandri (Liebm.) Miq.
- Ficus sapida (Liebm.) Miq.
- Ficus sonorae S.Watson
- Ficus subtriplinervia Mart.
- Ficus sulcipes (Miq.) Miq.
- Ficus tapajozensis Standl.
- Ficus tarapotina Warb.
- Ficus trachelosyce Dugand
- Ficus turbinata (Liebm.) Miq.
- Pharmacosycea laurifolia Miq.
- Pharmacosycea peruviana Miq.
- Urostigma baccatum Liebm.
- Urostigma cestrifolium var. major Miq.
- Urostigma complicatum (Kunth) Liebm.
- Urostigma erythrostictum Miq.
- Urostigma geminum Miq.
- Urostigma lancifolium Miq.
- Urostigma liebmannianum Miq.
- Urostigma padifolium (Kunth) Liebm.
- Urostigma pertusum (L.f.) Miq.
- Urostigma planicostatum Miq.
- Urostigma populneum f. mexicanum Miq.
- Urostigma rolandri Liebm.
- Urostigma sapidum Liebm.
- Urostigma schiedeanum Miq.
- Urostigma subtriplinervium (Mart.) Miq.
- Urostigma subtriplinervium f. ellipticum Herzog
- Urostigma subtriplinervium f. major Miq.
- Urostigma subtriplinervium f. majus Miq.
- Urostigma sulcipes Miq.
- Urostigma turbinatum Liebm.
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Ficus pertusa is a type of tree that belongs to the Moraceae family, also known as the mulberry family. You can find this tree growing in Mexico, Central America, and South America.
What Does Ficus pertusa Look Like?
This amazing tree can grow very tall, sometimes reaching up to 25 meters (about 82 feet) in height! That's like a seven-story building.
Its leaves can be shaped in different ways. Some are like a spear (lanceolate), others are oval (elliptic), or even egg-shaped (ovate). They usually have a pointed tip.
The Ficus pertusa tree produces small, round fruits called figs. These figs are safe to eat and are usually about 0.8 to 1.2 centimeters wide. That's roughly the size of a small marble!