Synonyms:
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Ficus gnaphalocarpa (Miq.) A. Rich.
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Common names:
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Mukuyu (Shona)
Muonde (Shona)
Sycomore fig (English)
Umkhiwa (Ndebele)
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Tree up to 15 m tall, terrestrial. Leaves ovate or elliptic, chartaceous, brittle, apex rounded to obtuse, base cordate, upper surface rough to the touch; figs on leafless branchlets on the main trunk, or single or paired in the leaf axils. |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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Habitat:
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Altitude range: (metres) |
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Flowering time: | Jan - Dec |
Worldwide distribution:
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Senegal, Cape Verde Islands and Arabian Peninsula to Madagascar, South Africa and Namibia. |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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N,W,C,E,S |
Growth form(s):
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Tree.
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Ceratosolen arabicus (Pollinated by this insect)
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Literature:
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Berg, C.C. (1991). Moraceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6) Pages 50 - 52. (Includes a picture).
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. As subsp. sycomorus and subsp. gnaphalocarpa
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