Ficus longifolia
| Narrow leaf fig | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Subgenus: | F. subg. Urostigma |
| Species: | F. longifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Ficus longifolia | |
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Ficus longifolia, the narrow leaf fig, is a species of fig tree native to tropical South America, ranging from Colombia and Venezuela to Peru, Bolivia, and southeastern Brazil, where it grows in tropical moist forest.[2] This plant is used for medicine and food,[2] and is well known as an ornamental.[3]
The species was first described by Heinrich Wilhelm Schott in 1827.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. 2019. Ficus caballina. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T145580004A145698344. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T145580004A145698344.en. Accessed 26 February 2026.
- ^ a b c d "Ficus longifolia Schott". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ^ "Ficus longifolia". World Flora Online. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Ficus
- Flora of North Brazil
- Flora of Northeast Brazil
- Flora of Southeast Brazil
- Flora of West-Central Brazil
- Flora of northern South America
- Flora of western South America
- Least concern flora of South America
- Ornamental plants
- Plants described in 1827
- Taxa named by Heinrich Wilhelm Schott
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