Ficus grossularioides
(Moraceae)
Names and origins
Characters
Ecology
Uses
Conservation
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Forest type (costal, hill, lowland, peatswamp, mountains, kerangas...)
Forest Layer (emergent, canopy, understory, forest floor, liana...)
Pioneer tree, late sucessional tree
Symbiotic microorganisms (Nitrogen-fixing bacteria, ectomycorrhiza)
Seed dispersal by animals
Pollination by birds, bats, bees, beetles
Symbiosis with animals, ants
Flowering habits and frequency
Seed germination conditions and time
<p><i>Focis grossularioides</i> grows in primary and secondary lowland forests, forest edges, and along streams up to 1,350 m altitude. Its flowers are pollinated by fig-wasps.The ripe syconia are eaten by bitds. The leaves is food plant for caterpillars of the butterfly.</p>
Ficus grossularioides (Moraceae) Ficus grossularioides (Moraceae)