Trees of Mexico Strangler Fig

Strangler Fig (English), Higuero (Spanish), Amatl (Maya-Naualt) Ficus cotinifolia, Moraceae fig Family.  Native to Mesoamerica. An evergreen strangler fig tree that has 2" round tip leafs and produces small berries at the base of leaf stems; pollinated by ants and bees, propagated by bats, These Ficus are strangler figs, their roots are a mayor factor for the demolition of many Mayan temples (ruins) and Colonial Haciendas in Yucatan, Mexico.   Ancient Mayans used the wild strangler figs bark to handmade "Copo or Amatl" a amate paper for their books and codices.