Ficus sycomorus [Agg]
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Katanga Province, DRC
Nov 2006
Photo: Jos Stevens
Katanga Province, DRC
Oct 2006
Photo: Jos Stevens
Katanga Province, DRC
Oct 2006
Photo: Jos Stevens
Katanga Province, DRC;
Sep 2007
Photo: Jos Stevens
Katanga Province, DRC
2009
Photo: Jos Stevens
Katanga Province, DRC;
Sep 2007
Photo: Jos Stevens
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| Synonyms: |
Ficus gnaphalocarpa (Miq.) A. Rich. |
| Common names: | Sycomore fig (English) |
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| 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 |
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| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Jan - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Senegal, Cape Verde Islands and Arabian Peninsula to Madagascar, South Africa and Namibia. |
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| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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| Insects associated with this species: | Ceratosolen arabicus (Pollinated by this insect) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| 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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