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Ficus ottoniifolia
macrosyce
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Ficus ottoniifolia + cootony aphis; Coccoidea Coccidae;
Near Kanampamba Dambo; Dec 2009.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Zambezi Rapids
Dec 2009
Photo: Mike Bingham
Zambezi Rapids
Dec 2009
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka SE, grown from seed collected from Solwezi; Apr 2013.
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Description: | A tree of medium size, or a liane, initially an epiphyte. Leaves arranged in spirals, lamina 8−16 × 3−7 cm, usually broadest in the middle, apex acuminate, base emarginated to subcordate, chartaceous. Figs 1 to several together on spurs in the branches or sometimes on the trunk; receptacle ovoid to subglobose, 2.5−4 cm in diameter. |
| Notes: | Cultivated in the National Botanic Garden in Harare. |
| Derivation of specific name: | ottoniifolia: leaves resembling those of Ottonia (= Piper)macrosyce: large fig |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Northwestern Zambia, Katanga, Angola and northern Namibia. |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, liane. |
| Insects associated with this species: | Courtella camerunensis (Pollinated by this insect) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Berg C.C. & Wiebes J.T. (1992). African fig trees and fig wasps. Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen. Amsterdam Berg, C.C. (1991). Moraceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6) Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003). Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, South Africa Pages 233 - 236. (Includes a picture). |
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