Ficus mathewsii

Ficus mathewsii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species:
F. mathewsii
Binomial name
Ficus mathewsii
(Miq.) Miq.
Synonyms[2]
  • Ficus aureobrunnea Pittier
  • Ficus corpulenta Pittier
  • Ficus gleasonii Standl.
  • Ficus katherinae A.D.Hawkes
  • Ficus leiophylla C.C.Berg
  • Ficus maroana Pittier
  • Ficus martini Miq.
  • Ficus metensis Dugand
  • Ficus niceforoi Dugand
  • Ficus oblanceolata Rusby
  • Ficus obovata Pittier
  • Ficus sprucei Standl.
  • Ficus vaupesana Dugand
  • Urostigma mathewsii Miq. (1847) (basionym)

Ficus mathewsii is a species of plant in the family Moraceae. It is native to tropical South America, including in northern and eastern Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, the Guianas, Peru, and Venezuela.[2]

The species was first described as Urostigma mathewsii by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel in 1847. In 1867 Miquel placed the species in genus Ficus as F. mathewsii.[2]

References

  1. ^ Hills, R. (2020). "Ficus mathewsii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T34481A67805483. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T34481A67805483.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Ficus mathewsii (Miq.) Miq". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 February 2026.