Ficus aurea Nutt.
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Authority
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
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Family
Moraceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - A tree, attaining a maximum height of about 20 m. with a trunk diameter up to 1.2 m., the stout branches spreading, sending down aerial roots which sometimes reach the ground and form secondary trunks, the thick, nearly smooth bark gray, the stout twigs yellow, glabrous. Leaves oblong or elliptic, firm in texture, 5-10 cm. long, acute or short-acuminate at the apex, narrowed or obtuse at the base, glabrous, the petioles 1-6 cm. long; figs obovoid, sessile (rarely short-stalked), yellow or red, 6-15 mm. in diameter.
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Distribution
Sandy and rocky soil, Abaco, Great Bahama, Berry Islands, Cat Cay, Andros, New Providence. Eleuthera, Cat Island and Great Exuma : Florida ; Cuba ; Hispaniola ; Jamaica. Golden Wild Fig. Erroneously called Bantam.
Great Abaco Bahamas South America| Berry Islands Bahamas South America| Andros Island Bahamas South America| New Providence Bahamas South America| Eleuthera Bahamas South America| Cat Island Bahamas South America| Florida United States of America North America| Cuba South America| West Indies| Jamaica South America|