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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Species: | F. rubra |
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| Ficus rubra Vahl, 1805 | |
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Ficus rubra (aka red affouche or affouche rouge) is a species of flowering plant in the family of Moraceae, native to some islands in the Indian Ocean.
It is found in Madagascar, Comoros, Réunion, Mauritius and Seychelles. It also has been introduced to Kauai island (Hawaiʻi).
Pollinator of this plant is the wasp Nigeriella avicola Wiebes.
On Kauai island, Port Jackson fig wasps (Pleistodontes imperialis) are able to do the job as substitute pollinators.
References
- ^ Jared Bernard et al.: New Species Assemblages Disrupt Obligatory Mutualisms Between Figs and Their Pollinators. In: Front. Ecol. Evol., 19 November 2020. doi:10.3389/fevo.2020.564653. See also:
- Jared Bernard: Figs show that nonnative species can invade ecosystems by forming unexpected partnerships. On: The Conversation. 19 January 2021. Also on Science
- Francois Benjamin Vincent Florens, Claudia Baider: Relocation of ‘extinct’ Ficus densifolia Miq. (Moraceae) in Mauritius.. In: Phelsuma. Volume 14, pp101-103 1 Jan 2006.
- Ficus rubra Vahl, on: eFloras.org. Via WebArchive as of 04 Mar 2016.
- Ficus_rubra Vahl 1805. On: Figweb.org
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