Ficus usambarensis Warb.

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Ficus usambarensis

Kapako; Oct 2007.
Photo: Mike Bingham

Ficus usambarensis

Lusaka SE, grown from seed collected at Kawambwa; Sep 2009.
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Ficus usambarensis

Nsama to Kaputa 24km, Kafwanka; Nov 1992.
Photo: Mike Bingham

Ficus usambarensis

Lusaka SE, grown from seed collected at Nsama; Apr 2013.
Photo: Mike Bingham

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Synonyms:
Common names: Usambara fig (English: Zambia)
Frequency: Occasional
Status: Native
Description:
Tree to c. 15 m tall, with a wide spreading crown, terrestrial, probably also epiphytic. Leaf lamina oblong to lanceolate, leathery, apex obtuse to rounded, base obtuse, margin entire, both surfaces glabrous. Figs 2-7 together on small spurs in the leaf axils, or also in the axils of fallen leaves.
Type location:
Tanzania
Notes: Disjunct distribution; probably lower risk, near threatened.
Derivation of specific name: usambarensis: of the Usambara Mt. range in Tanzania, where the type was collected.
Habitat: On termite mounds in miombo woodland.
Altitude range: 1200 m (approx)
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: North-eastern Tanzania, northern Mozambique and northern Zambia.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Lp,N
Growth form(s): Tree.
Endemic status:
Red data list status: Lower Risk - near threatened
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Content last updated: Wednesday 17 July 2013
Literature:

Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003). Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, South Africa Pages 101 - 104. (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 83. (Includes a picture).

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ficus usambarensis
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ficus usambarensis
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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 usambarensis.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=210850, retrieved 19 March 2024

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