Ficus rubra (aka red affouche[1] or affouche rouge[2]) is a species of flowering plant in the family of Moraceae, native to some islands in the Indian Ocean.

Ficus rubra
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species:
F. rubra
Binomial name
Ficus rubra
Vahl, 1805
Synonyms
  • Ficus avi-avi Blume
  • Ficus cinerea Cordem.
  • Ficus consimilis Baker
  • Urostigma rubrum (Vahl)

It is found in Madagascar, Comoros, Réunion, Mauritius and Seychelles.[3] It also has been introduced to Kauai island (Hawaiʻi).[1]

Pollinator of this plant is the wasp Nigeriella avicola Wiebes.[4]

On Kauai island, Port Jackson fig wasps (Pleistodontes imperialis) are able to do the job as substitute pollinators.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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:
  2. ^ Francois Benjamin Vincent Florens, Claudia Baider: Relocation of ‘extinct’ Ficus densifolia Miq. (Moraceae) in Mauritius.. In: Phelsuma. Volume 14, pp101-103 1 Jan 2006.
  3. ^ Ficus rubra Vahl, on: eFloras.org. Via WebArchive as of 04 Mar 2016.
  4. ^ Ficus_rubra Vahl 1805. On: Figweb.org