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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Ficus insipida Willd.

Moraceae

SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) N M S South America (Venezuela to Bolivia)

SC SE

hel hyg mes

dr (anthelmintic medicine, latex as vermifuge, creamy latex is used in native medicine as remedy for anemia) fr fw ma pl pp sa ti (boxes, wrapping)

Ficus anthelminthica Mart. non Hassler Ficus glabrata Kunth Ficus krugiana Warb. Ficus laurifolia Duss non Lam. Ficus mexicana (Miq.) Miq. Ficus segoviae Miq.

gouti fig; red fig (Belize)

figuier agouti; figuier à agoutis, figuier maudit

amate (Mexico); amate de hijo grande (Colombia); amete de montaña (Honduras); bibosi (Bolivia); chilamate (Costa Rica, Nicaragua); cocoba (Bolivia); doctor ojé (Peru); gomelero (Bolivia); higo (Honduras, Nicaragua); higuero (Honduras); higuerón (Colombia, Nicaragua, Venezuela); higuerón de rio (Ecuador); ojé (Bolivia, Peru); siranda (Mexico)

figueira, figueira-do-brejo (portuguese, Brazil); huitoc (Peru); mata-pau (portuguese, Brazil); shomi (Peru)

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Latin name	Ficus insipida Willd.
Family	Moraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) N M S South America (Venezuela to Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg mes
Use	dr (anthelmintic medicine, latex as vermifuge, creamy latex is used in native medicine as remedy for anemia) fr fw ma pl pp sa ti (boxes, wrapping)
Synonym	Ficus anthelminthica Mart. non Hassler Ficus glabrata Kunth Ficus krugiana Warb. Ficus laurifolia Duss non Lam. Ficus mexicana (Miq.) Miq. Ficus segoviae Miq.
English name	gouti fig; red fig (Belize)
French name	figuier agouti; figuier à agoutis, figuier maudit
Spanish name	amate (Mexico); amate de hijo grande (Colombia); amete de montaña (Honduras); bibosi (Bolivia); chilamate (Costa Rica, Nicaragua); cocoba (Bolivia); doctor ojé (Peru); gomelero (Bolivia); higo (Honduras, Nicaragua); higuero (Honduras); higuerón (Colombia, Nicaragua, Venezuela); higuerón de rio (Ecuador); ojé (Bolivia, Peru); siranda (Mexico)
Other name	figueira, figueira-do-brejo (portuguese, Brazil); huitoc (Peru); mata-pau (portuguese, Brazil); shomi (Peru)
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