Research and Conservation in Southern Sonora, Mexico

Ficus cotinifolia (strangler fig, nacapul, camuchín)

Ficus cotinifolia roots encircling its host tree, a sabino (Taxodium distichum mexicanum) on the Río Cuchujaqui. Photo: Mark Dimmitt	Ficus cotinifolia strangling a palm tree on the grounds of the Hacienda de los Santos hotel in Alamos, Sonora. Photo: Mark Dimmitt
Leaves of Ficus cotinifolia. Photo: Mark Dimmitt
Ficus cotinifolia near Alamos, Sonora. Photo: Mark Dimmitt	Ficus cotinifolia as a banyan, Arroyo Huirotal, Alamos, Sonora. Photo: T.R. Van Devender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Above: Ficus cotinifolia strangling a sabino (Taxodium distichum mexicanum) on the Río Cuchujaqui. Right: The base of the same pair of trees; the sabino has the dark, rough bark. Photos: Mark Dimmitt

 

Retrieved from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum web site on 11-04-2025
http://www.buffelgrass.org/programs/alamos_trees_ficcot.php