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Ficus cyathistipula
cyathistipula
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Lusaka SE, grown from seed collected at Mpongwe, Copperbelt Province; Jun 2013.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka SE, grown from seed collected at Mpongwe, Copperbelt Province; Jun 2013.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka SE, grown from seed collected at Mpongwe, Copperbelt Province.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka SE, grown from seed collected at Mpongwe, Copperbelt Province; Jun 2013.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka SE, grown from seed collected at Mpongwe, Copperbelt Province; Jun 2013.
Photo: Mike Bingham
A cultivated tree;
Lusaka SE 13km; Jul 2013.
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Common names: | Floating fig (English) |
| Description: | Large shrub or small tree, evergreen, putting down adventitious roots to support branches, occasionally a liane, epiphytic. Leaves glabrous, leathery, apex acuminate, margin entire, stipules persistent. Figs with walls thick and spongy, floating in water. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | From Ivory Coast to Kenya to northern Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Angola. |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Insects associated with this species: | Agaon fasciatum (Pollinated by this insect) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Berg, C.C. (1991). Moraceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6) Page 75. As Ficus cyathistipula Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003). Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, South Africa Pages 139 - 141. (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 86. As Ficus cyathistipula (Includes a picture). |
Other sources of information about Ficus cyathistipula subsp. cyathistipula:
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Flora of Malawi: Ficus cyathistipula subsp. cyathistipulaFlora of Mozambique: Ficus cyathistipula subsp. cyathistipula
Flora of Zambia: Ficus cyathistipula subsp. cyathistipula
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ficus cyathistipulaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ficus cyathistipula
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ficus cyathistipula
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ficus cyathistipula
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Ficus cyathistipula
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ficus cyathistipula
JSTOR Plant Science: Ficus cyathistipula
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ficus cyathistipula
Plants of the World Online: Ficus cyathistipula
Tropicos: Ficus cyathistipula
Wikipedia: Ficus cyathistipula
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