Moraceae

Amate

Ficus obtusifolia Kunth

Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus

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Common names

By language (3)

Burmese: ညောင်ကြပ်ပင်
English: Amate
shn: တူၼ်ႈမႆႉလိၼ်ႉမႃ

Synonyms

Ficus bonplandiana (Liebm.) Miq.
Ficus chiapensis Lundell
Ficus clusiifolia Kunth ex Walp.
Ficus floresina Pittier
Ficus gardneriana (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus involuta (Liebm.) Miq.
Ficus mattogrossensis Standl.
Ficus pascuorum Pittier
Ficus proctor-cooperi Standl.
Urostigma bonplandianum Liebm.
Urostigma gardnerianum Miq.
Urostigma involutum Liebm.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

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Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.