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Ficus sansibarica
macrosperma
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Picture: Patricia Bingham
Picture: Patricia Bingham
Picture: Patricia Bingham
Nsobe Game Ranch; Sep 2009.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka SE, grown from seed collected from Mufulira
Aug 2010
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka SE, grown from seed collected from Mufulira
Aug 2010
Photo: Mike Bingham
Ripe fig showing the exit hole through which the young female wasps escape, carrying pollen
Lusaka SE, ex Mufulira
Aug 2010
Photo: Mike Bingham
The Agaonid wasp pollinator Courtella silviaeWiebes, two winged females and wingless males
Lusaka SE, ex Mufulira
Aug 2010
Photo: Mike Bingham
Sectioned fig showing seeds, empty galls from which wasps have emerged, and exit passage
Lusaka SE, ex Mufulira
Aug 2010
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: |
Ficus brachylepis Hiern Ficus macrosperma (Mildbr. & Burret) C.C. Berg |
| Common names: | Citaba-taba (Lunda) Kacele (Nyanja) Mutaba (Bemba) Mutaba (Ila) |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
A tree to 20 m. tall, starting as an epiphyte. Leaf lamina elliptic to oblong, often more than 10 cm., or leaf oblong to lanceolate and usually less than 10 cm. long. Fig-bearing spurs to 10(15) cm. long. |
| Type location: |
Cameroon. |
| Notes: | Distribution in Zambia: although most records are from the western half of the country, the species is present in the Luangwa Valley, but which subspecies is there has not yet been determined. |
| Derivation of specific name: | macrosperma: large seed |
| Habitat: | Mostly on termite mounds. |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | A predominantly West African distribution, including most of Zambia. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,W,C,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Cb,E,Lk,S |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - least concern |
| Insects associated with this species: | Courtella sylviae (Pollinated by this insect) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 5 July 2013 |
| Literature: |
Berg, C.C. (1991). Moraceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6) Pages 72 - 73. Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003). Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, South Africa Pages 225 - 228. (Includes a picture). |
Other sources of information about Ficus sansibarica subsp. macrosperma:
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ficus sansibaricaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ficus sansibarica
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ficus sansibarica
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ficus sansibarica
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iNaturalist: Ficus sansibarica
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ficus sansibarica
JSTOR Plant Science: Ficus sansibarica
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ficus sansibarica
Plants of the World Online: Ficus sansibarica
Tropicos: Ficus sansibarica
Wikipedia: Ficus sansibarica
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