Ficus sycomorus [Agg]
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Drawing: Patricia Bingham
Drawing: Patricia Bingham
Lusito; 1970.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Namwala, Mbeza; May 2004.
Photo: Mike Bingham
1970.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka; Apr 2013.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka; Apr 2013.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka; Apr 2013.
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: |
Ficus gnaphalocarpa (Miq.) A. Rich. |
| Common names: | Bukuza (Ila) Cikunyu (Bemba) Mucaba (Lozi) Mukuyu (Ila) Mukuyu (Kaonde) Mukuyu (Lunda) Mukuyu (Lozi) Mukuyu (Tonga: Zambia) Mupanda (Tonga: Zambia) |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Tree up to 15 m tall, terrestrial. Leaves ovate or elliptic, chartaceous, brittle, apex rounded to obtuse, base cordate, upper surface rough to the touch; figs on leafless branchlets on the main trunk, or single or paired in the leaf axils. |
| Type location: |
Egypt |
| Notes: | Trees or shrubs terrestrial, monoecious (both sexes occurring on the same plant). Figs solitary or paired in the leaf axils, or 1-3 together on leafless branches on old wood, often on the trunk. Basal bracts 3, lateral bracts absent, several ostiolar bracts visible (Subgenus Sycomorus). |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Munga woodland, riverine grassland, former cultivation, human habitation. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Jan - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Senegal, Cape Verde Islands and Arabian Peninsula to Madagascar, South Africa and Namibia. |
| FZ divisions: | B,N,W,C,E,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Cb,N,E,C,Lk,S,W |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | Ceratosolen arabicus (Pollinated by this insect) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 4 April 2016 |
| Literature: |
Berg, C.C. (1991). Moraceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6) Pages 50 - 52. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 63. As subsp. sycomorus and subsp. gnaphalocarpa Meerts, P. & Hasson, M. (2016). Arbres et arbustes du Haut-Katanga Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Page 115. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 166. |
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