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Ficus prolixa

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Internal ID UUID64401c96cf51f811913241
Scientific name Ficus prolixa
Authority G.Forst.
First published in Fl. Ins. Austr. : 77 (1786)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Urostigma prolixum Miq. London J. Bot. 6: 560 (1847)
Ficus aoa Warb. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 25: 615 (1898)
Ficus forsteriana Endl. Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. 1: 166 (1836)
Ficus inaequibractea Warb. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 1: 80 (1905)
Ficus mariannensis Merr. Philipp. J. Sci., C 9: 73 (1914)
Ficus marquesensis F.Br. Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 130: 39 (1935)
Ficus prolixoides Warb. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 1: 79 (1905)
Ficus tenuistipula Merr. Philipp. J. Sci., C 9: 75 (1914)
Ficus umbilicata Bureau ex Drake Fl. Polynésie Franç. : 195 (1892)

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Language Common/alternative name
English fig
French mati
French Āoa
French banyan du pacifique
French ora'a
French ora‘a
French banian du pacifique
ty Ôrā

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Name Authority First published in
Ficus prolixa var. subcordata Corner Gard. Bull. Singapore 17: 378 1960

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Pacific
    • Northwestern Pacific
      • Caroline Islands
      • Marianas
    • South-central Pacific
      • Cook Islands
      • Line Islands
      • Marquesas
      • Pitcairn Islands
      • Society Islands
      • Tuamotu
      • Tubuai Islands
    • Southwestern Pacific
      • Fiji
      • Gilbert Islands
      • Nauru
      • New Caledonia
      • Niue
      • Samoa
      • Tonga
      • Tuvalu
      • Vanuatu
      • Wallis-Futuna Islands

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000689860
USDA Plants FIPR2
Tropicos 100338530
INPN 446595
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:853478-1
The Plant List kew-2811873
Open Tree Of Life 221064
NCBI Taxonomy 182123
IUCN Red List 135880363
IPNI 853478-1
iNaturalist 503865
GBIF 5361898
EOL 482707
USDA GRIN 16947

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Scientific Literature Top

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Traditional medical practices for children in five islands from the Society archipelago (French Polynesia) Chassagne F, Butaud JF, Ho R, Conte E, Hnawia É, Raharivelomanana P J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 18-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10585756
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00617-0
PMID:37853377
Identification of Antioxidant Metabolites from Five Plants (Calophyllum inophyllum, Gardenia taitensis, Curcuma longa, Cordia subcordata, Ficus prolixa) of the Polynesian Pharmacopoeia and Cosmetopoeia for Skin Care Chambon M, Ho R, Baghdikian B, Herbette G, Bun-Llopet SS, Garayev E, Raharivelomanana P Antioxidants (Basel) 16-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10604782
doi:10.3390/antiox12101870
PMID:37891949
Temporal Variation of Litterfall and Nutrient Return of Serianthes nelsonii Merr. in a Tropical Karst Forest Marler TE, Cruz GN Plants (Basel) 03-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9459683
doi:10.3390/plants11172310
PMID:36079692
Invasive brown treesnakes (Boiga irregularis) move short distances and have small activity areas in a high prey environment Boback SM, Nafus MG, Yackel Adams AA, Reed RN Sci Rep 26-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9325984
doi:10.1038/s41598-022-16660-y
PMID:35882893
Antimicrobial Properties of Compounds Isolated from Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. and L.M. Perry and Medicinal Plants Used in French Polynesia Quenon C, Hennebelle T, Butaud JF, Ho R, Samaillie J, Neut C, Lehartel T, Rivière C, Siah A, Bonneau N, Sahpaz S, Anthérieu S, Lebegue N, Raharivelomanana P, Roumy V Life (Basel) 14-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9147835
doi:10.3390/life12050733
PMID:35629400
Lost bioscapes: Floristic and arthropod diversity coincident with 12th century Polynesian settlement, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands Allen MS, Lewis T, Porch N PLoS One 30-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8967401
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0265224
PMID:35353828
Cyperus spp.: A Review on Phytochemical Composition, Biological Activity, and Health-Promoting Effects Taheri Y, Herrera-Bravo J, Huala L, Salazar LA, Sharifi-Rad J, Akram M, Shahzad K, Melgar-Lalanne G, Baghalpour N, Tamimi K, Mahroo-Bakhtiyari J, Kregiel D, Dey A, Kumar M, Suleria HA, Cruz-Martins N, Cho WC Oxid Med Cell Longev 07-Sep-2021
PMCID:PMC8443348
doi:10.1155/2021/4014867
PMID:34539969
Landscape-level bird loss increases the prevalence of honeydew-producing insects and non-native ants Freedman MG, Miller RH, Rogers HS Oecologia 26-Oct-2018
PMCID:PMC6244808
doi:10.1007/s00442-018-4273-5
PMID:30367244
“Liaisons dangereuses”: The invasive red‐vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer), a disperser of exotic plant species in New Caledonia Thibault M, Masse F, Pujapujane A, Lannuzel G, Bordez L, Potter MA, Fogliani B, Vidal É, Brescia F Ecol Evol 24-Aug-2018
PMCID:PMC6194277
doi:10.1002/ece3.4140
PMID:30377498
Contrasting ecological roles of non-native ungulates in a novel ecosystem Gawel AM, Rogers HS, Miller RH, Kerr AM R Soc Open Sci 25-Apr-2018
PMCID:PMC5936884
doi:10.1098/rsos.170151
PMID:29765619
Seed dispersal increases local species richness and reduces spatial turnover of tropical tree seedlings Wandrag EM, Dunham AE, Duncan RP, Rogers HS Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 28-Aug-2017
PMCID:PMC5635905
doi:10.1073/pnas.1709584114
PMID:28847937
A critical review of the postulated role of the non-essential amino acid, β-N-methylamino-L-alanine, in neurodegenerative disease in humans Chernoff N, Hill DJ, Diggs DL, Faison BD, Francis BM, Lang JR, Larue MM, Le TT, Loftin KA, Lugo JN, Schmid JE, Winnik WM J Toxicol Environ Health B Crit Rev 09-Jun-2017
PMCID:PMC6503681
doi:10.1080/10937404.2017.1297592
PMID:28598725
Ethnobotanical survey of cosmetic plants used in Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) Jost X, Ansel JL, Lecellier G, Raharivelomanana P, Butaud JF J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 29-Nov-2016
PMCID:PMC5129640
doi:10.1186/s13002-016-0128-5
PMID:27899137
Sex Distribution of Paper Mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) in the Pacific Peñailillo J, Olivares G, Moncada X, Payacán C, Chang CS, Chung KF, Matthews PJ, Seelenfreund A, Seelenfreund D PLoS One 16-Aug-2016
PMCID:PMC4986985
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0161148
PMID:27529483
Vertebrate seed dispersers maintain the composition of tropical forest seedbanks Wandrag EM, Dunham AE, Miller RH, Rogers HS AoB Plants 17-Nov-2015
PMCID:PMC4689121
doi:10.1093/aobpla/plv130
PMID:26578741

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