Naturalization of the bodhi fig tree (Ficus religiosa L. - Moraceae) in Brazil

Ficus religiosa L. is one of the most valued cultivated ornamental fig trees. Native to Asia, it is known as Bodhi tree. Since fig trees are involved in a highly species-specific pollination mutualism with agaonid wasps, exotic fig species usually fail to produce seeds due to the lack of the specific...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Dias Vianna-Filho, Ruy José Válka Alves, Yan-Qiong Peng, Rodrigo Augusto Santinelo Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Uberlândia 2017-02-01
Series:Bioscience Journal
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Online Access:http://www.seer.ufu.br/index.php/biosciencejournal/article/view/34177