Ficus sansibarica
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Ficus sansibarica Warb. 1894
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The Knobbly fig (Ficus sansibarica) is an African species of cauliflorous fig. It occurs in tropics and subtropics 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 the forests of southeastern Zimbabwe and adjacent Mozambique is similar, but has the leaves more oval and may have buttress roots.
Races
- Ficus sansibarica (nom.) – East Africa: southern Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland
- F. s. macrosperma (Warb. ex Mildbr. & Burret) C.C.Berg – West and Central Africa
References
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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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