Ficus persicifolia
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Katuba, near start of Luanshya bypass; Oct 1978.
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: |
Ficus thonningii Blume |
| Common names: | Kasela (Lunda) |
| Frequency: | Rare |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Terrestial or epiphytic tree; “Leafy twigs usually densely brown puberulous to pubescent. Leaves drooping (?); lamina mostly oblanceolate to oblong, usually less than 10 cm long” (Berg & Wiebes 1992); “stipules subpersistent, 0.7 cm. long, rusty tomentose” (F. White). |
| Type location: |
Angola |
| Notes: | Burrows & Burrows: ‘undoubtedly most closely related to Ficus petersii and perhaps should be a subspecies of the latter. However, we feel that as it has such a distinctive appearance in the wild, which does not resemble Ficus petersii, it should be regarded as a full species.’ |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Riparian forest |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1200 m (approx) |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Gabon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia and Angola. |
| FZ divisions: | W,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Data deficient |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 19 July 2013 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003). Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, South Africa Pages 156 - 159. (Includes a picture). Troupin, G. (1978). Moraceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume I Page 147. White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press. |
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