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Ficus abutilifolia
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Bue Maria, Nhambita near Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Bue Maria, Nhambita near Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Bue Maria, Nhambita near Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Bue Maria, Nhambita near Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Bue Maria, Nhambita near Gorongosa National Park.
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| Synonyms: |
Ficus picta Sim Ficus soldanella Warb. |
| Common names: | Large-leaved rock fig (English) |
| Frequency: | Frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree. Bark smooth and creamy-white, the trunk twisted and branching low; leaves alternate, hairless, leathery, almost circular, veins yellow-green conspicuous. The figs are borne singly or in small groups, axillary or on bare branches, green with cream spots, turning red when ripe. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | abutilifolia: with leaves like an Abutilon |
| Habitat: | In rocky areas of bushveld and woodland. It typically scrambles over rocks, growing from cracks and crevices, eventually splitting the rocks. |
| Altitude range: | Up to 1360 m |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,T,MS,M |
| Growth form: | ST |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 8 April 2012 |
| Literature: |
Other sources of information about Ficus abutilifolia:
African Plant Database: Ficus abutilifoliaBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Ficus abutilifolia
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Ficus abutilifolia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Ficus abutilifolia
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Ficus abutilifolia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ficus abutilifolia
JSTOR Plant Science: Ficus abutilifolia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Ficus abutilifolia
Tropicos: Ficus abutilifolia
West African Plants database: Ficus abutilifolia
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