FICUS ABUTILIFOLIA
Author:
Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel, 1867
Family:
MORACEAE
Origin:
Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Elevation:
Publisher:
Miq. (1867). In: Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 288.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
70 Centimetres
Height:
6-15 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Urostigma abutilifolium Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel, 1844.
Ficus soldanella Warb. 1906.
Ficus picta Sim, 1909.
Ficus discifera, Warb.
Ficus ledermannii, Hutch.
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Ficus mittuensis, Warb.
By mistake: Ficus abutifolia?
This member of the Moraceae family was given this name by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel in 1867. It is found in two populations in Eswatini, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, eastern Botswanaand South Africa. It grows on bare rocks, in grit and other well drained soil. The stem can grow to 70 centimetres in diameter, the tree reaches six to fifteen meters height. The flowers are green with a pink centre.
The genera name originates from the old Latin name for Ficus carica which was from the Persian word fica.
The species name means 'leaves like Abutilon, a genera in the Malvaceae family.
Flower
Green / Pink
Soil
Rocks, Grit, Mix
Water
Medium - Maximum
Sun
Medium - Maximum
