Ficus nota
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| Ficus nota in Hawaii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Subgenus: | F. subg. Sycomorus |
| Species: | F. nota
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Ficus nota is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae.[2] It is commonly known as tibig or sacking tree, is a species of fig tree found near water in low altitudes. Tibig is native to the Philippines. They are also found in parts of northern Borneo in Malaysia.The tree can grow up to 9 meters high. It is primarily dispersed by birds which eat the fruits and excrete the seeds. The fruits are also edible to humans, although they are rather bland. They are usually eaten with sugar and cream in the Philippines. The young leaves are also eaten as a vegetable.[3][4][5]
References
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- ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International; et al. (BGCI) (2019). "Ficus nota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T156206170A156216213. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T156206170A156216213.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Ficus nota (Blanco) Merr". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "Ficus nota". Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk. Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project. January 1, 1999. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ Fern, Ken. "Ficus nota". Tropical Plants Database. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Tibig". Expanded National Greening Program. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
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