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{{Short description|Species of fig}}
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{{Other uses of|Sandpaper fig|Sandpaper fig}}
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{{Speciesbox
|name = Sandpaper fig
|name = River sandpaper fig
|image = Ficus capreifolia, loof en vrugte, Manie van der Schijff BT.jpg
|image = Ficus capreifolia, loof en vrugte, Manie van der Schijff BT.jpg
|image_caption = In Pretoria, South Africa
|image_caption = In Pretoria, South Africa
|parent = Ficus subg. Sycidium
|regnum = [[Plantae]]
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|taxon = Ficus capreifolia
|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
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|authority = [[Alire Raffeneau Delile|Delile]]
|unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]]
|unranked_ordo = [[Rosids]]
|ordo = [[Rosales]]
|familia = [[Moraceae]]
|genus = ''[[Ficus]]''
|species = '''''F. capreifolia'''''
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|binomial = ''Ficus capreifolia''
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|binomial_authority = [[Alire Raffeneau Delile|Delile]]
|synonyms =
|synonyms =
* ''F. antithetophylla'' <small>Steud. ex A.Rich.</small>
* ''F. antithetophylla'' <small>Steud. ex A.Rich.</small>
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* ''F. paolii'' <small>Pamp.</small><ref name=tpl>{{cite web |title=''Ficus capreifolia'' Delile, Synonyms |url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2809818 |work=ThePlantList |publisher= |accessdate=21 January 2013}}</ref>
* ''F. paolii'' <small>Pamp.</small><ref name=tpl>{{cite web |title=''Ficus capreifolia'' Delile, Synonyms |url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2809818 |work=ThePlantList |publisher= |accessdate=21 January 2013}}</ref>
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The '''Sandpaper fig''' (''Ficus capreifolia'') is a [[Ficus|fig]] shrub or small tree of the western and eastern [[Afrotropics]]. It is typically found on flood plains or along riparian fringes in tropical or subtropical savanna regions, but is absent from the tropical rainforest zone.<ref name=apd>{{cite web|title=''Ficus capreifolia'' Delile|url=http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/details.php?langue=an&id=24115|work=African Plant Database|publisher=Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute|accessdate=21 January 2013}}</ref> Despite its regular scrambling habit it may grow to 10 m in height.<ref name=apd/>
The '''river sandpaper fig''' (''Ficus capreifolia'') is a [[Ficus|fig]] shrub or small tree of the western and eastern [[Afrotropics]]. It is typically found around pans or flood plains, or along riparian fringes in tropical or subtropical savanna regions, but is absent from the tropical rainforest zone.<ref name=apd>{{cite web|title=''Ficus capreifolia'' Delile|url=http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/details.php?langue=an&id=24115|work=African Plant Database|publisher=Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute|accessdate=21 January 2013}}</ref> Despite its regular scrambling habit it may attain a height of {{convert|7|to|10|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name=apd/>
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[[Image:Ficus capreifolia, vrug, b, Manie van der Schijff BT.jpg|thumb|left|150px|<center>Fallen fruit</center>]]

The bark is pale and smooth, and the branches are slender.<ref name=ep>{{cite book |last=Pooley |first=Elsa |title=The complete guide to trees of Natal, Zululand & Transkei |year=1997 |publisher=Natal Flora Publications Trust |location=Durban |isbn=0-620-17697-0 |pages=72–73}}</ref> Their rough-textured, pear-shaped, yellowish-green figs are up to {{convert|2|cm|abbr=on}} in diameter and grow on short stalks from the leaf axils.<ref name=ep/> The elongate leaves are rough on both surfaces.

==Gallery==
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Image:Ficus capreifolia, vy in oksel, a, Manie van der Schijff BT.jpg|{{center|Fig in leaf axil}}
Image:Ficus capreifolia, blaar, Manie van der Schijff BT.jpg|{{center|Leaf shape}}
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Ficus capreifolia|''Ficus capreifolia''}}
{{Commons category-inline|Ficus capreifolia|''Ficus capreifolia''}}

{{WestAfricanPlants|Ficus capreifolia}}
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[[Category:Trees of Africa]]
[[Category:Trees of Africa]]
[[Category:Flora of East Africa]]
[[Category:Flora of Southern Africa]]
[[Category:Flora of Kenya]]

Latest revision as of 12:37, 22 October 2022

For other uses of "Sandpaper fig", see Sandpaper fig.

River sandpaper fig
In Pretoria, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Subgenus: F. subg. Sycidium
Species:
F. capreifolia
Binomial name
Ficus capreifolia
Synonyms
  • F. antithetophylla Steud. ex A.Rich.
  • F. palustris Sim
  • F. paolii Pamp.[1]

The river sandpaper fig (Ficus capreifolia) is a fig shrub or small tree of the western and eastern Afrotropics. It is typically found around pans or flood plains, or along riparian fringes in tropical or subtropical savanna regions, but is absent from the tropical rainforest zone.[2] Despite its regular scrambling habit it may attain a height of 7 to 10 m (23 to 33 ft).[2]

The bark is pale and smooth, and the branches are slender.[3] Their rough-textured, pear-shaped, yellowish-green figs are up to 2 cm (0.79 in) in diameter and grow on short stalks from the leaf axils.[3] The elongate leaves are rough on both surfaces.

Gallery[edit]

  • Fig in leaf axil
    Fig in leaf axil
  • Leaf shape
    Leaf shape

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ficus capreifolia Delile, Synonyms". ThePlantList. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Ficus capreifolia Delile". African Plant Database. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  3. ^ a b Pooley, Elsa (1997). The complete guide to trees of Natal, Zululand & Transkei. Durban: Natal Flora Publications Trust. pp. 72–73. ISBN 0-620-17697-0.

External links[edit]

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