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The light grey bark is fairly smooth, though lumpy and folded.<ref name=kcp/> 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> They have parallel sides and are carried on slender petioles.<ref name=kcp/> |
The light grey bark is fairly smooth, though lumpy and folded.<ref name=kcp/> 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> They have parallel sides and are carried on slender petioles.<ref name=kcp/> |
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The large (up to 5 cm), bitter-tasting figs appear in groups of 2 or 3 during the summer months.<ref name=kcp/> They |
The large (up to 5 cm), bitter-tasting figs appear in groups of 2 or 3 during the summer months.<ref name=kcp/> They are [[cauliflory|cauliflorous]], growing on the characteristic wart-like, leafless branchlets on the trunk and main branches (i.e. old wood).<ref name=vw/> |
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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, often 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/> |
''[[Ficus chirindensis|F. chirindensis]]'' of the forests of southeastern Zimbabwe and adjacent Mozambique is similar, but has the leaves more oval, often 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 is named after Zanzibar, where Franz Stuhlmann discovered it in 1889.[3] They regularly reach 10 m, but may grow up to 40 m tall as forest stranglers.[1] It occurs in the tropics and subtropics from coastal elevations to 900 m above sea level.[4] They prefer deep sandy soil and often start life as a strangler.[5][6] The pollinating wasp is Courtella armata.[4]
Description
The light grey bark is fairly smooth, though lumpy and folded.[1] The smooth leaves are up to 13 cm long and oblong-obovate.[6] They have parallel sides and are carried on slender petioles.[1]
The large (up to 5 cm), bitter-tasting figs appear in groups of 2 or 3 during the summer months.[1] They are cauliflorous, growing on the characteristic wart-like, leafless branchlets on the trunk and main branches (i.e. old wood).[5]
F. chirindensis of the forests of southeastern Zimbabwe and adjacent Mozambique is similar, but has the leaves more oval, often has buttress roots,[5] and bears the small (1.5 cm) figs in stalked pairs on second year branches.[1]
Races and status
- 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
The species is deemed critically endangered in Swaziland, where most are located in proposed sugar cane expansion areas near Sihoye.[7] On Inhaca Island however, it is held sacred by most communities, and is scrupulously protected.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Palgrave, K.C. (1984). Trees of Southern Africa. Cape Town: Struik. pp. 114–115. ISBN 0-86977-081-0.
- ^ "Ficus sansibarica Warb". The Plant List. Version 1. 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ a b Mtsweni, Patrick. "Ficus sansibarica Warb". plantzafrica.com. SANBI. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ a b Van Noort; et al. "Ficus sansibarica sansibarica Warburg 1894". Figweb. iziko museums. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "SABONET Report No. 38" (PDF). Moraceae. p. 119. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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External links
- Natureswow blogspot.com: Knobby Fig (Ficus sansibarica)
- Media related to Ficus sansibarica at Wikimedia Commons