Ficus cotinifolia

Ficus cotinifolia

Ficus cotinifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Moraceae
Tribus: Ficeae
Genus: Ficus
Species: Ficus cotinifolia

Name

Ficus cotinifolia Kunth, 1817

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Urostigma cotinifolium (Kunth) Miq. in London J. Bot. 6: 530 (1847)
• Heterotypic
  • Ficus cotinifolia subsp. myxifolia (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Carvajal in Bol. Inst. Bot. Univ. Guadalajara 8: 130 (2000 publ. 2001)
  • Ficus glauca (Liebm.) Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 299 (1867)
  • Ficus guatemalana (Miq.) Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 298 (1867)
  • Ficus inamoena Standl. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 16 (1917)
  • Ficus jacquelineae Carvajal & Peña-Pin. in Bol. Inst. Bot. Univ. Guadalajara 4: 58 (1996 publ. 1997)
  • Ficus longipes (Liebm.) Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 297 (1867), nom. illeg.
  • Ficus myxifolia Kunth & C.D.Bouché in Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1846: 18 (1847)
  • Ficus paraisoana Lundell in Wrightia 5: 158 (1975)
  • Ficus subrotundifolia Greenm. in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 41: 237 (1905)
  • Urostigma glaucum Liebm. in Mexic. Neldeagt. Pl.: 38 (1851)
  • Urostigma guatemalanum Miq. in Verslagen Meded. Afd. Natuurk. Kon. Akad. Wetensch. 13: 411 (1862)
  • Urostigma longipes Liebm. in Mexic. Neldeagt. Pl.: 37 (1851)
  • Urostigma myxifolium (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Miq. in Verslagen Meded. Afd. Natuurk. Kon. Akad. Wetensch. 13: 410 (1862)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Southern America Regional:Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua Continental:Northern America Regional:Central America Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kunth, C.S. in F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., 1817. Nov. Gen. Sp. 2:39[folio]; 2:49[quarto].

Additional references

• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2001. World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919. [unavailable to the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Ficus cotinifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Ficus cotinifolia. Published online. Accessed: March 16 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Ficus cotinifolia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 16. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Ficus cotinifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 March 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ficus cotinifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: alamo tree

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