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Ficus dicranostyla
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Tree on termite mound, ‘umuku’ (Bemba);
Mbereshi; Sep 2008.
Photo: Mike Bingham
On termite mound
Kafulafuta
Feb 1982
Photo: Mike Bingham
Kafulafuta
Feb 1982
Photo: Mike Bingham
On termite mound
Kafulafuta
Feb 1982
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Frequency: | Rare |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
A small to medium sized tree or a shrub. Bark reddish. Leafy twigs white pubescent or puberulous. Leaves thin leathery to papery, upper surface rough to touch, elliptic to oblong or subovate, margins subentire, apex apiculate, base cuneate to subcordate. Figs solitary or in pairs in the leaf axils. Trees or shrubs, terrestrial, monoecious (both sexes on same plant); sap watery. Figs solitary or in pairs in the leaf axils; basal bracts 3, lateral bracts sometimes present, ostiole circular with 3 bracts visible(Subgenus Pharmacosycea). |
| Type location: |
Guinea |
| Notes: | Recorded from Copperbelt and Luapula Provinces, possibly overlooked elsewhere. |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Lake shore and termite mounds in miombo woodland. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | From Senegal and Ethiopia to Katanga. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb,Lp,N |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - near threatened |
| Insects associated with this species: | Dolichorus flabellata (Pollinated by this insect) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 5 July 2013 |
| Literature: |
Berg C.C. & Wiebes J.T. (1992). African fig trees and fig wasps. Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen. Amsterdam Berg, C.C. (1991). Moraceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6) Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003). Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, South Africa Pages 75 - 78. (Includes a picture). |
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