Ficus lyrata
Fiddle Leaf Fig, Fiddleleaf Fig
Other regional names: Lyre Leaf Figtree
- Lyre Leaf Figtree
Also known as: Ficus jollyana A.Chev.
- Ficus jollyana A.Chev.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Moraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a hemiepiphytic tree.
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Ficus lyrata (commonly known as Fiddle Leaf Fig) is a tree belonging to the Moraceae family. Indigenous to Africa, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Ficus, which contains over 850 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Benin, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Canary Is., El Salvador, Trinidad-Tobago