Ficus persicifolia Welw. ex Warb

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Ficus persicifolia

Katuba, near start of Luanshya bypass; Oct 1978.
Photo: Mike Bingham

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Synonyms: Ficus thonningii Blume
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Status: Native
Description:
Terrestial or epiphytic tree; “Leafy twigs usually densely brown puberulous to pubescent. Leaves drooping (?); lamina mostly oblanceolate to oblong, usually less than 10 cm long” (Berg & Wiebes 1992); “stipules subpersistent, 0.7 cm. long, rusty tomentose” (F. White).
Type location:
Angola
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Worldwide distribution: Gabon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia and Angola.
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Growth form(s): Tree.
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Literature:

Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003). Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, South Africa Pages 156 - 159. (Includes a picture).

Troupin, G. (1978). Moraceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume I Page 147.

White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press.


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ficus persicifolia
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ficus persicifolia
Plants of the World Online: Ficus persicifolia
Tropicos: Ficus persicifolia
Wikipedia: Ficus persicifolia


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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Ficus persicifolia.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=212460, retrieved 1 August 2025

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