Ficus menabeensis Perrier 1952

(Life; Embryophyta (plants); Angiospermae (flowering plants); Eudicotyledons; Order: Rosales; Family: Moraceae; Genus: Ficus; Subgenus: Urostigma; Section: Urostigma; Subsection: Conosycea)

Distribution

Madagascar. Widespread, but more abundant in the south-west of the country.

Biology

Pollinator: Platyscapa bergi Wiebes.

Habitat

Dry areas, savannas, dunes, in rocky  places, on cliffs, but also on riversides, up to an altitude of 1200m.

Credits

Illustration and Photographs © Jean-Yves Rasplus (INRA).

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Web authors Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

and Jean-Yves Rasplus (INRA, France)

Citation: van Noort, S. & Rasplus, JY. 2024. Figweb: figs and fig wasps of the world. URL: www.figweb.org(Accessed on <day-month-year>).

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