Ficus cyathistipula Warb.
subsp. cyathistipula

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Ficus cyathistipula subsp. cyathistipula

Lusaka SE, grown from seed collected at Mpongwe, Copperbelt Province; Jun 2013.
Photo: Mike Bingham

Ficus cyathistipula subsp. cyathistipula

Lusaka SE, grown from seed collected at Mpongwe, Copperbelt Province; Jun 2013.
Photo: Mike Bingham

Ficus cyathistipula subsp. cyathistipula

Lusaka SE, grown from seed collected at Mpongwe, Copperbelt Province.
Photo: Mike Bingham

Ficus cyathistipula subsp. cyathistipula

Lusaka SE, grown from seed collected at Mpongwe, Copperbelt Province; Jun 2013.
Photo: Mike Bingham

Ficus cyathistipula subsp. cyathistipula

Lusaka SE, grown from seed collected at Mpongwe, Copperbelt Province; Jun 2013.
Photo: Mike Bingham

Ficus cyathistipula subsp. cyathistipula

A cultivated tree;
Lusaka SE 13km; Jul 2013.
Photo: Mike Bingham

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Synonyms:
Common names: Mulemba (Bemba) Mutaba (Bemba)
Frequency: Occasional
Status: Native
Description:
Large shrub or small tree, evergreen, putting down adventitious roots to support branches, occasionally a liane, epiphytic. Leaves glabrous, leathery, apex acuminate, margin entire, stipules persistent. Figs with walls thick and spongy, floating in water.
Type location:
Tanzania
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: Riverine and swamp forest, overhanging pools.
Altitude range:
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: From Ivory Coast to Kenya to northern Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Angola.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N,W
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw,Cb,Lp,N
Growth form(s): Tree.
Endemic status:
Red data list status: Lower Risk - least concern
Insects associated with this species: Agaon fasciatum (Pollinated by this insect)
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Content last updated: Thursday 11 July 2013
Literature:

Berg, C.C. (1991). Moraceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6) Page 75. As Ficus cyathistipula

Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003). Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, South Africa Pages 139 - 141. (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. As Ficus cyathistipula (Includes a picture).

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Flora of Malawi: Ficus cyathistipula subsp. cyathistipula
Flora of Mozambique: Ficus cyathistipula subsp. cyathistipula
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Ficus cyathistipula subsp. cyathistipula

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ficus cyathistipula
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ficus cyathistipula
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ficus cyathistipula
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ficus cyathistipula
JSTOR Plant Science: Ficus cyathistipula
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ficus cyathistipula
Plants of the World Online: Ficus cyathistipula
Tropicos: Ficus cyathistipula
Wikipedia: Ficus cyathistipula


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Ficus cyathistipula subsp. cyathistipula.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=210790, retrieved 19 March 2024

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