Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR)

Ficus altissima
(Moraceae)
council tree, false banyan, lofty fig

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Ficus altissima is native to India to south China and Malaysia. 

Species description or overview

Ficus altissima information from PIER
Information on Ficus altissima as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Ficus altissima
Nomenclatural information about Ficus altissima is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Ficus altissima information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Ficus altissima, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Ficus altissima
Nomenclatural information about Ficus altissima is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Impacts

Ficus altissima (Moraceae): species information from GCW
Information on Ficus altissima as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Images

Ficus altissima images from PIER
Images of Ficus altissima provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Books

Identification and biology of nonnative plants in Florida's natural areas (second edition)
Langeland, K.A., H.M. Cherry, C.M. McCormick, and K.A. Craddock Burks. 2008. Identification and biology of nonnative plants in Florida's natural areas (second edition). The University of Florida IFAS Communication Services (Gainesville). 193+ pp. illus. ISBN: 978-0-916287-70-2.

Full-text articles

Control of non-native plants in natural areas of Florida
Langeland, K.A. and R.L. Stocker. (1997-)2001. Control of non-native plants in natural areas of Florida. SP 242, one of a series of the Department of Agronomy, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. First printed: 1997. Revised: April, 2001.

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