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Ficus capreifolia
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Path from Chitengo near Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Path from Chitengo near Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Path from Chitengo near Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Path from Chitengo near Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Path from Chitengo near Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park.
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| Synonyms: |
Ficus palustris Sim |
| Common names: | River sandpaper fig (English) |
| Frequency: | Locally common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small evergreen tree, suckering from the roots to form extensive colonies. Bark smooth, grey; latex watery. Leaves mostly opposite, but sometimes alternate to sub-opposite or in whorls of three, narrowly elliptic to lanceolate, up to 18 cm long, very harsh and rough to the touch on both surfaces; veins raised below; margin entire or rarely with irregular teeth or even lobed. Fruits singly in the leaf axils, obovoid or pear-shaped, 2-4.5 cm long, green with a harshly rough surface, pinkish when ripe. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | capreifolia: with leaves like the Goat Willow, Salix caprea. The specific name is sometimes incorrectly spelled capreaefolia. |
| Habitat: | Generally along rivers and streams, where it may form thickets. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | From Senegal to Ethiopia and south to Namibia, Botswana Swaziland and KwaZulu-Natal, S Africa. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,T,MS,GI,M |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | Nephele accentifera (Accented hawk) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 21 February 2009 |
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Other sources of information about Ficus capreifolia:
African Plant Database: Ficus capreifoliaBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Ficus capreifolia
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Ficus capreifolia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Ficus capreifolia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Ficus capreifolia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ficus capreifolia
JSTOR Plant Science: Ficus capreifolia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Ficus capreifolia
Tropicos: Ficus capreifolia
West African Plants database: Ficus capreifolia
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