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Synonyms: |
Ficus natalensis Hochst. var. pedunculata Sim Urostigma natalense (Hochst.) Miq. |
Common names: | Natal fig (English) |
Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Tree to 20 m tall. Aerial roots few or abundant. Leaves alternate or subopposite; lamina 3-9 × 1-4 cm, coriaceous, often obovate but sometimes elliptic or oblong-elliptic, dark green above, paler beneath, glabrous; apex rounded to acute or shortly acuminate; base cuneate; petiole 7 - 30 mm long. Fruit axillary, 10-20 mm in diameter, glabrous, spherical or pear-shaped, becoming pink or bright red when ripe; ostiole flat or faintly raised; basal disk 0; peduncle 3-12 mm long. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | natalensis: of Natal |
Habitat: | In a wide variety of habitats, including miombo woodland, riverine forest, afromontane and low altitude evergreen forest. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Senegal, Gabon, DRC, Sudan, Angola, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo) |
Mozambique distribution: | Z,MS,GI,M |
Growth form(s): | Tree. |
Endemic status: | |
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Insects associated with this species: | Nephele accentifera (Food plant) Elisabethiella socotrensis (Pollinated by this insect) Alfonsiella longiscapa (Pollinated by this insect) Asota speciosa (Larval foodplant) Glyphodes stolalis (Larval food plant) |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Berg, C.C. (1991). Moraceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6) Pages 66 - 67. Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003). Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, South Africa Pages 176 - 181. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 89. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 17. Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 145. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 234. As Ficus natalensis 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. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 88. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 124. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 95. |
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