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Ficus trichopoda
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Swamp forest tree
Kabweluma Falls
Jul 2013
Photo: Mike Bingham
Swamp forest tree
Kabweluma Falls
Jul 2013
Photo: Mike Bingham
Swamp forest tree. Branches supported by adventitious roots; Kabweluma Falls; Jul 2013.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Swamp forest tree; Kabweluma Falls; Jul 2013.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Kundabwika falls, camp site; Jul 2013.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Katanga Province, DRC;
Dec 2006
Photo: Jos Stevens
Katanga Province, DRC;
Nov 2006
Photo: Jos Stevens
Katanga Province, DRC;
Nov 2006
Photo: Jos Stevens
Katanga Province, DRC;
Nov 2006
Photo: Jos Stevens
Katanga Province, DRC;
Dec 2006
Photo: Jos Stevens
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| Synonyms: |
Ficus congensis Engl Ficus hippopotami Gerstner |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or tree up to c. 10 m, terrestrial. often with stilt roots or pillars supporting the branches; leaf lamina broadly ovate to elliptic, leathery, apex shortly acuminate to obtuse, base obtuse to cordate, margin entire, variously hairy to glabrous. Figs up to four together in the leaf axils, peduncle 0.5−1.0 cm. |
| Type location: |
Madagascar |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Swamp and riverine forest. |
| Altitude range: | 0 - 1200 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Senegal and South Sudan to KwaZulu-Natal and Madagascar. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,N,C |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - least concern |
| Insects associated with this species: | Elisabethiella bergi (Pollinated by this insect) Asota speciosa (Larval foodplant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 7 April 2016 |
| Literature: |
Berg, C.C. (1991). Moraceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6) Page 63. Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003). Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, South Africa Pages 133 - 136. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 86. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Pages 151 - 152. Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 27. |
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