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Ficus citrifolia

P. Mill.

Wild Banyantree

G5Secure (G5?) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138301

Element CodePDMOR0A030

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderUrticales

FamilyMoraceae

GenusFicus

Other Common Names

wild banyantree (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1994-04-19

Change Date1995-03-02

Edition Date1995-03-02

Edition AuthorsBlythe, K. (TNC-LASP, 1994), rev. L. Morse (1995)

Rank Reasons

Southern Florida including Florida Keys and through West Indies from Bahamas and Cuba to Grenada and Barbados. (Grown as an ornamental and shade tree in Puerto Rico and southern Florida.) In forests, thickets, fence rows, and roadsides throughout Puerto Rico with the exception of the upper mountain regions.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Florida	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Puerto Rico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
El Toro Area	Caribbean National Forest	12,584

References (4)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1997. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 3. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 590 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Little, E., Jr. & Wadsworth, F. 1964. Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 548 páges.
Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.