Ficus cotinifolia Kunth is a plant in the Moraceae family, order Rosales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Ficus cotinifolia Kunth

Ficus cotinifolia Kunth

Ficus cotinifolia (alamo tree) is a Moraceae flowering plant native to dry tropical Mexico and Central America that roots down to underground water sources.

Family
Genus
Ficus
Order
Rosales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Ficus cotinifolia Kunth

Ficus cotinifolia, commonly called the alamo tree, is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the family Moraceae. This species is native to seasonally dry tropical regions of Mexico and Central America. It frequently grows roots that extend downward to reach cenotes and other underground water sources.

Photo: (c) Juan Carlos Ordoñez Jimenez, all rights reserved, uploaded by Juan Carlos Ordoñez Jimenez

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Rosales Moraceae Ficus

More from Moraceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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