| Ficus membranacea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Species: | F. membranacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Ficus membranacea | |
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Ficus membranacea is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, commonly known as amate. It is a tree native to the tropical Americas, including northern, central, and southwestern Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is a hemiepiphytic tree which grows 10–30 meters tall. It grows in tropical deciduous forests, gallery forests, and secondary vegetation from 25 to 2,000 meters elevation.
