Biological form

shrub or tree up to 15 m tall, terrestrial

Leaves

shape & colour

ovate to eliptic, coriaceous, apex obtuse, base ± cordate, both surface glabrous to hirtellous (midrib)

size

6-20 x 4-12 cm

lateral veins

7-11 pairs, basal pair branched reaching margin at or below the middle of the lamina

petiole

2-4 cm long, glabrous to hirtellous

Stipules

1.5-4.5 cm long, white puberulous, caducous

Figs

position

up to 4, in the leaf axils

shape

globose, Æ 1-2 cm (fresh), smooth to puberulous

peduncle

0.5-1 cm long

basal bracts

2 mm long, persistent

Credits

Photographs © Jean-Yves Rasplus and Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of Cape Town)

Web editing: Aisha Mayekiso

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