Ficus sansibarica

Knobbly fig
	In the Kruger Park, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Moraceae
Genus:	Ficus
Species:	F. sansibarica
Binomial name
	Ficus sansibarica; Warb. 1894

The Knobbly fig (Ficus sansibarica) is an African species of cauliflorous fig. It occurs in south-eastern Africa 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 southeastern Zimbabwe and adjacent Mozambique is a similar tree, but has the leaves more oval and may have buttress roots.

References

^ 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 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)

[iziko-1] 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)

[vw-2] 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)

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