Ficus natalensis
graniticola
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Domboshawa
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Pokoteke Gorge, near Masvingo
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| Common names: | Granite-boulder natal fig (English) Kopje fig (English) Mutsamvi (English) |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Subsp. graniticola differs from Ficus natalensis subsp. natalensis, in its leathery, often grey-green leaves, the often truncate leaf apices and the larger fruit which are yellow when ripe. |
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| Notes: | Although there is no definite record of this species from Mozambique, J.E. Burrows remarks in Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa, p. 182, that it "almost certainly occurs in western Mozambique". |
| Derivation of specific name: | natalensis: of Natal, South Africa; graniticola: in places where granite occurs |
| Habitat: | In rocky places |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Zimbabwe and Limpopo, Mpumalanga, South Africa. |
| FZ divisions: | ? |
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| Insects associated with this species: | Asota speciosa (Larval foodplant) Glyphodes stolalis (Larval food plant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 28 August 2010 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003). Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, South Africa Pages 181 - 184. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 145. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 63. |
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