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The '''Knobbly fig''' (''Ficus sansibarica'') is an African species of [[cauliflory|cauliflorous]] [[Ficus|fig]]. It occurs in south-eastern Africa from coastal elevations to 900 m above sea level.<ref name=iziko>{{cite web |last=Van Noort, et al |title= ''Ficus sansibarica sansibarica'' Warburg 1894 |url=http://www.figweb.org/Ficus/Subgenus_Urostigma/Section_Galoglychia/Subsection_Caulocarpae/Ficus_sansibarica_sansibarica.htm |work=Figweb |publisher=iziko museums |accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> They prefer deep sandy soil and often start life as a strangler.<ref name=vw>{{cite book|last=Van Wyk |first=Braam et al|title=Field Guide to the Trees of Southern Africa |year=1997 |publisher=Struik |location=Cape Town |isbn=1-86825-922-6 |page= |
The '''Knobbly fig''' (''Ficus sansibarica'') is an African species of [[cauliflory|cauliflorous]] [[Ficus|fig]]. It occurs in south-eastern Africa from coastal elevations to 900 m above sea level.<ref name=iziko>{{cite web |last=Van Noort, et al |title= ''Ficus sansibarica sansibarica'' Warburg 1894 |url=http://www.figweb.org/Ficus/Subgenus_Urostigma/Section_Galoglychia/Subsection_Caulocarpae/Ficus_sansibarica_sansibarica.htm |work=Figweb |publisher=iziko museums |accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> They prefer deep sandy soil and often start life as a strangler.<ref name=vw>{{cite book|last=Van Wyk |first=Braam et al|title=Field Guide to the Trees of Southern Africa |year=1997 |publisher=Struik |location=Cape Town |isbn=1-86825-922-6 |page=78 }}</ref> The figs are produced in clusters on characteristic wart-like, leafless branchlets on the trunk and main branches.<ref name=vw/> ''[[Ficus chirindensis|F. chirindensis]]'' of southeastern Zimbabwe and adjacent Mozambique is a similar tree, but has the leaves more oval and may have [[buttress root]]s. |
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The Knobbly fig (Ficus sansibarica) is an African species of cauliflorous fig. It occurs in south-eastern Africa from coastal elevations to 900 m above sea level.[1] They prefer deep sandy soil and often start life as a strangler.[2] The figs are produced in clusters on characteristic wart-like, leafless branchlets on the trunk and main branches.[2] F. chirindensis of southeastern Zimbabwe and adjacent Mozambique is a similar tree, but has the leaves more oval and may have buttress roots.
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- ^ Van Noort; et al. "Ficus sansibarica sansibarica Warburg 1894". Figweb. iziko museums. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
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(help) - ^ a b Van Wyk, Braam; et al. (1997). Field Guide to the Trees of Southern Africa. Cape Town: Struik. p. 78. ISBN 1-86825-922-6.
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