Distribution
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From
Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia to coastal regions of Tanzania, Kenya &
Somalia.
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Biology
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Pollinator:
an undescribed Elisabethiella species.
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Habitat
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Lowland
forests and savanna.
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Comments
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Ficus
bussei is a possible vicariant of Ficus
recurvata and these two taxa may in fact represent a single
species.
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Description
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(after
Berg in Berg
& Wiebes 1992) |
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Biological
form
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tree
up to 20 m tall, terrestrial
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Leaves
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shape
& colour
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subovate
to oblong, coriaceous, apex acute to obtuse, base cordate, both surface
glabrous
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size
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5-24
x 3-10 cm
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lateral
veins
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10-16
pairs, basal pair branched reaching margin far below the middle of the
lamina
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petiole
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2-8
cm long, sparsely puberulous
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Stipules
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0.3-1.2
cm long, glabrous, caducous
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Figs
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position
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in
pairs or solitary in the leaf axils
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shape
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globose
to ellipsoid, Æ
2-3 cm (fresh), smooth to puberulous
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peduncle
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1-3
cm long
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basal
bracts
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3
mm long, persistent
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Credits
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Photographs
© Jean-Yves Rasplus and
Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of Cape Town)
Web editing: Aisha Mayekiso
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