Strangler fig - Wikipedia
Strangler fig is the common name for a number of tropical and subtropical plant species in the genus Ficus, including those that are commonly known as banyans.
Strangler fig | Definition, Life Cycle, & Species | Britannica
strangler fig, any of numerous species of tropical figs (genus Ficus, family Moraceae) named for their pattern of growth upon host trees, which often results in the host’s death. Strangler figs and other strangler species are common in tropical forests throughout the world.
Ficus aurea - Wikipedia
Ficus aurea, commonly known as the Florida strangler fig (or simply strangler fig), golden fig, or higuerón, [4] is a tree in the family Moraceae that is native to the U.S. state of Florida, the northern and western Caribbean, southern Mexico and Central America south to Panama. [5]
Strangler Fig - South Florida's Strange Hammock Tree - Treehugger
2020年1月5日 · The strangler fig, or Ficus aurea, is one of the most interesting trees in a North American Everglades tropical hardwood hammock. Strangler figs, sometimes called golden fig are native to south...
The Strangler Fig: Costa Rica’s Iconic Tree and Its Fascinating …
2024年8月20日 · The strangler fig is one of the most iconic trees of Costa Rica. They’re present throughout most of the country’s varied landscapes, their life history is fascinating, they’re a food source and home to a huge variety of wildlife species, and they’re just begging to be climbed.
Strangler figs: Killers or bodyguards? - Kew
2019年5月29日 · Strangler figs engulf trees and create mythical-like forests. Not just a 'tree-killer', they provide food and protection within their habitats. Grace Brewer, Research Assistant at Kew, tells us more.
Often starting out as an epiphyte nestled in the limbs of another tree, the native Strangler Fig is vine- like while young, later strangling its host with heavy aerial roots and eventually becoming a self-supporting, independent tree (Fig. 1).
Strangler fig - Ficus aurea - Kew
The name strangler fig refers to several different Ficus species, including the Florida strangler fig (Ficus aurea). As the name suggests, this strangler fig is found in central and southern Florida, as well as through Mexico, Central America and as far south as Panama.
ENH409/ST250: Ficus aurea: Strangler Fig - EDIS
Often starting out as an epiphyte nestled in the limbs of another tree, the native strangler fig is vine-like while young, later strangling its host with heavy aerial roots and eventually becoming a self-supporting, independent tree.
Strangler fig | plant, Ficus nymphaeifolia | Britannica
obtusifolia and F. nymphaeifolia, are known as strangler figs. The seeds of strangler figs germinate on a host tree and grow around its trunk in a strangling latticework, eventually killing the host tree. One freestanding New World species, F. insipida, has the highest photosynthetic rate of …