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Laurel fig
	In the Naukluft, Namibia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Moraceae
Genus:	Ficus
Subgenus:	F. subg. Urostigma
Species:	F. ilicina
Binomial name
	Ficus ilicina; (Sond.) Miq. 1864
Synonyms
	Ficus guerichiana Engl.; Urostigma ilicinum Sond.;

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The Laurel fig (Ficus ilicina) is a species of rock-splitting^[2] fig that is native to the semi-desert regions of southwestern Africa. It is only found on rocks,^[3] up to an altitude of 1,300 m (4,300 ft).^[4]

Description[edit]

It is generally a scrambler on rocks, but also a medium-sized shrub, or rarely a large tree of 5 m (16 ft) tall or more.^[3] It is mostly evergreen, though a few are bare in spring, just before new foliage emerges. The elliptic leaves are more than twice as long as they are wide, shiny above and matte below.^[3] The sessile or stalked figs are produced in the summer months. They are about 1 cm (0.39 in) in diameter and appear in the leaf axils near the branch tips.^[3]

Range[edit]

It occurs in southwestern Angola, the Namibian escarpment and Khomas hochland, and in the Northern Cape, South Africa.

Species associations[edit]

The pollinating wasp is Elisabethiella enriquesi (Grandi).^[4] The figs are eaten by birds and people.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Ficus ilicina (Sond.) Miq., Synonyms". The Plant List. 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
^ Burring, Jan. "Ficus abutilifolia (Miq.) Miq". PlantZAfrica.com. SANBI. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Curtis, B., Mannheimer, C. (2005). "Ficus ilicina, Rock-splitting Fig". Tree Atlas of Namibia. National Botanical Research Institute, Windhoek. Archived from the original on 2014-11-19. Retrieved 18 November 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b Van Noort, S., Rasplus, J. "Ficus ilicina (Sonder) Miquel 1867". Figweb. Iziko Museums. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links[edit]

Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Ficus ilicina". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.

[tpl-1] "Ficus ilicina (Sond.) Miq., Synonyms". The Plant List. 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2014.

[bur-2] Burring, Jan. "Ficus abutilifolia (Miq.) Miq". PlantZAfrica.com. SANBI. Retrieved 16 November 2014.

[tan-3] Curtis, B., Mannheimer, C. (2005). "Ficus ilicina, Rock-splitting Fig". Tree Atlas of Namibia. National Botanical Research Institute, Windhoek. Archived from the original on 2014-11-19. Retrieved 18 November 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[vn1-4] Van Noort, S., Rasplus, J. "Ficus ilicina (Sonder) Miquel 1867". Figweb. Iziko Museums. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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+{{Short description|Species of tree}}
-{{italic title}}{{taxobox
+{{Speciesbox
 |name = Laurel fig
 |image = Ficus ilicina, Naukluft.jpg
 |image_caption = In the [[Naukluft Mountains|Naukluft]], Namibia
+|parent = Ficus subg. Urostigma
-|regnum = [[Plantae]]
+|taxon = Ficus ilicina
-|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
+|authority = ([[Otto Wilhelm Sonder|Sond.]]) [[Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel|Miq.]] 1864
-|unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]]
-|unranked_ordo = [[Rosids]]
-|ordo = [[Rosales]]
-|familia = [[Moraceae]]
-|genus = ''[[Ficus]]''
-|species = '''''F. ilicina'''''
-|binomial = ''Ficus ilicina''
-|binomial_authority = ([[Otto Wilhelm Sonder|Sond.]]) [[Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel|Miq.]] 1864
 |synonyms =
 * ''Ficus guerichiana'' <small>Engl.</small>
 * ''Urostigma ilicinum'' <small>Sond.</small><ref name=tpl>{{cite web |title=''Ficus ilicina'' (Sond.) Miq., Synonyms |url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2810818 |work=The Plant List |date=2013 | publisher= |accessdate=18 November 2014}}</ref>
 }}
-The '''Laurel fig''' is a species of rock-splitting<ref name=bur>{{cite web |last1=Burring |first1=Jan |title=Ficus abutilifolia (Miq.) Miq. |url=http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/ficusabuti.htm |website=plantzafrica.com |publisher=SANBI |accessdate=16 November 2014}}</ref> [[Ficus|fig]] that is native to the semi-desert regions of southwestern [[Africa]]. It is only found on rocks,<ref name=tan>{{cite web |last1=Curtis |first1=B., Mannheimer, C. |title=Ficus ilicina, Rock-splitting Fig |url=http://treeatlas.biodiversity.org.na/viewspec.php?nr=267 |date=2005 | website=Tree Atlas of Namibia |publisher=National Botanical Research Institute, Windhoek |accessdate=18 November 2014}}</ref> up to an altitude of 1,300m.<ref name=vn1>{{cite web |last1=Van Noort|first1=S., Rasplus, J. |title=Ficus ilicina (Sonder) Miquel 1867 |url=http://www.figweb.org/Ficus/Subgenus_Urostigma/Section_Galoglychia/Subsection_Chlamydodorae/Ficus_ilicina.htm |website=Figweb |publisher=Iziko Museums |accessdate=18 November 2014}}</ref>
+The '''Laurel fig''' ('''''Ficus ilicina''''') is a species of rock-splitting<ref name=bur>{{cite web |last1=Burring |first1=Jan |title=Ficus abutilifolia (Miq.) Miq. |url=http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/ficusabuti.htm |website=PlantZAfrica.com |publisher=SANBI |accessdate=16 November 2014}}</ref> [[Ficus|fig]] that is native to the semi-desert regions of southwestern Africa. It is only found on rocks,<ref name=tan>{{cite web|last1=Curtis |first1=B., Mannheimer, C. |title=Ficus ilicina, Rock-splitting Fig |url=http://treeatlas.biodiversity.org.na/viewspec.php?nr=267 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141119001530/http://treeatlas.biodiversity.org.na/viewspec.php?nr=267 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-11-19 |date=2005 |website=Tree Atlas of Namibia |publisher=National Botanical Research Institute, Windhoek |accessdate=18 November 2014 }}</ref> up to an altitude of {{convert|1,300|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name=vn1>{{cite web|last1=Van Noort |first1=S., Rasplus, J. |title=Ficus ilicina (Sonder) Miquel 1867 |url=http://www.figweb.org/Ficus/Subgenus_Urostigma/Section_Galoglychia/Subsection_Chlamydodorae/Ficus_ilicina.htm |website=Figweb |publisher=Iziko Museums |accessdate=18 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129040550/http://www.figweb.org/Ficus/Subgenus_Urostigma/Section_Galoglychia/Subsection_Chlamydodorae/Ficus_ilicina.htm |archivedate=29 November 2014 }}</ref>
 ==Description==
-It is generally a scrambler on rocks, but also a medium-sized shrub, or rarely a large tree of 5 m tall or over.<ref name=tan/> It is mostly evergreen, though a few are bare in spring, just before new foliage emerges. The elliptic leaves are more than twice as long as they are wide, shiny above and mat below.<ref name=tan/> The sessile or stalked figs are produced in the summer months. They are about 1 cm in diameter and appear in the leaf axils near the branch tips.<ref name=tan/>
+It is generally a scrambler on rocks, but also a medium-sized shrub, or rarely a large tree of {{convert|5|m|abbr=on}} tall or more.<ref name=tan/> It is mostly evergreen, though a few are bare in spring, just before new foliage emerges. The elliptic leaves are more than twice as long as they are wide, shiny above and matte below.<ref name=tan/> The sessile or stalked figs are produced in the summer months. They are about {{convert|1|cm|abbr=on}} in diameter and appear in the leaf axils near the branch tips.<ref name=tan/>
 ==Range==
-It occurs in southwestern [[Angola]], the [[Nambia]]n [[Geography of Namibia#Great Escarpment|escarpment]] and [[Khomas Region|Khomas hochland]], and in the [[Northern Cape]], South Africa.
+It occurs in southwestern [[Angola]], the [[Namibia]]n [[Geography of Namibia#Great Escarpment|escarpment]] and [[Khomas Region|Khomas hochland]], and in the [[Northern Cape]], South Africa.
 ==Species associations==
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 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
 * {{AfricanPlants|Ficus ilicina}}
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q15475372}}
 [[Category:Trees of Africa]]
 [[Category:Flora of Southern Africa]]
 [[Category:Ficus|ilicina]]
+[[Category:Taxa named by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel]]