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* ''F. zanzibarica'' <small>Boeck. ex Engl.</small><ref name=tpl>{{cite web |title=''Ficus sansibarica'' Warb. |url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2812180 |work=The Plant List | series = Version 1 | year = 2010 |accessdate=5 July 2013 }}</ref> |
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The '''Knobbly fig''' (''Ficus sansibarica'') is an African species of [[cauliflory|cauliflorous]] [[Ficus|fig]]. It occurs in tropics and subtropics 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 |
The '''Knobbly fig''' (''Ficus sansibarica'') is an African species of [[cauliflory|cauliflorous]] [[Ficus|fig]]. It occurs in tropics and subtropics 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><ref name=palmer/> The large (up to 5 cm), bitter-tasting figs appear in groups of 2 or 3 during the summer months.<ref name=kcp>{{cite book |last=Palgrave |first=K.C. |title=Trees of Southern Africa |year=1984 |publisher=Struik |location=Cape Town |isbn=0-86977-081-0 |pages=105-106}}</ref> They grow on the characteristic wart-like, leafless branchlets on the trunk and main branches (i.e. old wood).<ref name=vw/> The smooth leaves are up to 13 cm long and oblong-obovate.<ref name=palmer>{{cite book |last=Palmer |first=Eve |authorlink=Eve Palmer|title=A Field Guide to the Trees of Southern Africa |pages = 89–90 | year=1977 |publisher=Collins |location=London, Johannesburg |isbn=0-620-05468-9}}</ref> The pollinating wasp is ''[[Courtella armata]]''.<ref name=iziko/> The species is deemed critically endangered in Swaziland, where most are located in proposed [[sugar cane]] expansion areas near [[Sihoye]].<ref>{{cite web |title=SABONET Report No. 38 |url=http://www.sabonet.org.za/downloads/35_swaziland_tree_atlas/f.swazi.ficus-rosaceae.pdf | page = 119 | work=Moraceae |accessdate=7 July 2013}}</ref> |
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''[[Ficus chirindensis|F. chirindensis]]'' of the forests of southeastern Zimbabwe and adjacent Mozambique is similar, but has the leaves more oval |
''[[Ficus chirindensis|F. chirindensis]]'' of the forests of southeastern Zimbabwe and adjacent Mozambique is similar, but has the leaves more oval, usually has [[buttress root]]s,<ref name=vw/> and bears the small (1.5 cm) figs in stalked pairs on second year branches.<ref name=kcp/> |
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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.[2] They prefer deep sandy soil and often start life as a strangler.[3][4] The large (up to 5 cm), bitter-tasting figs appear in groups of 2 or 3 during the summer months.[5] They grow on the characteristic wart-like, leafless branchlets on the trunk and main branches (i.e. old wood).[3] The smooth leaves are up to 13 cm long and oblong-obovate.[4] The pollinating wasp is Courtella armata.[2] The species is deemed critically endangered in Swaziland, where most are located in proposed sugar cane expansion areas near Sihoye.[6]
F. chirindensis of the forests of southeastern Zimbabwe and adjacent Mozambique is similar, but has the leaves more oval, usually has buttress roots,[3] and bears the small (1.5 cm) figs in stalked pairs on second year branches.[5]
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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ficus sansibarica.
- ^ "Ficus sansibarica Warb". The Plant List. Version 1. 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ a b Van Noort; et al. "Ficus sansibarica sansibarica Warburg 1894". Figweb. iziko museums. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
{{cite web}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|last=(help) - ^ a b c Van Wyk, Braam; et al. (1997). Field Guide to the Trees of Southern Africa. Cape Town: Struik. p. 78. ISBN 1-86825-922-6.
{{cite book}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|first=(help) - ^ a b Palmer, Eve (1977). A Field Guide to the Trees of Southern Africa. London, Johannesburg: Collins. pp. 89–90. ISBN 0-620-05468-9.
- ^ a b Palgrave, K.C. (1984). Trees of Southern Africa. Cape Town: Struik. pp. 105–106. ISBN 0-86977-081-0.
- ^ "SABONET Report No. 38" (PDF). Moraceae. p. 119. Retrieved 7 July 2013.