Laryngomalacia is the most common cause of congenital stridor, accounting for 75 percent of stridor in newborns. It seems to be caused by a collapse of tissue around the larynx and usually occurs in newborns that have no other health problems.
The four leaves on the left are from different varieties of Ficus microcarpa. The leaf on the right is from Ficus benjamina. A round leaf variety of Ficus microcarpa, often called Green Island Fig In Taiwan I viewed three different clones of Ficus microcarpa with leaf size varying from small, medium, and normal.
Ficus is a pan-tropical genus of trees, shrubs and vines, they are native throughout the tropics with a few species extending into the semi warm temperate zones. Fig tree species occupy a wide variety of ecological niches, mostly specific rainforest canopy niches.Most Ficus species are evergreen, but some are deciduous and are endemic to areas outside of the tropics, however some deciduous species are endemic in higher elevations within the tropics.ig tree species occupy a wide variety of ecological niches, mostly specific rainforest canopy niches. Most Ficus species are evergreen, but some are deciduous and are endemic to areas outside of the tropics, however some deciduous species are endemic in higher elevations within the tropics.