''Ficus lapathifolia'' is a species of
plant
Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclu ...
in the family
Moraceae
The Moraceae — often called the mulberry family or fig family — are a family of flowering plants comprising about 38 genera and over 1100 species. Most are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less so in temperate climates; however ...
. It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...
to
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
.
Location
Ficus lapathifolia is common to the Gulf region and is also found in the Jalisco Dry Forest habitat that extends along the Pacific coast of the states of Nayarit, Jalisco, and Colima where it forms part of the middle forest layer, growing to heights of . The species is recorded to be in the remaining areas of the rainforest. The north-most area is found is in northern Veracruz. It is endemic to Mexico and found in areas of Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Nayarit, Jalisco, and Colima.
References
Sources
*
Eoearth.org: Encyclopedia of Earth, "Jalisco Dry Forests" by C Michael Hogan for World Wildlife Fund, Published 23 April 2014.
External links
Current IUCN Red List of All Threatened Species
lapathifolia
Endemic flora of Mexico
Trees of Veracruz
Trees of Yucatán
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel
{{Moraceae-stub