Ficus abutilifolia
| Large-leaved rock fig | |
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| In Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Species: | F. abutilifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Ficus abutilifolia (Miq.) Miq. | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Large-leaved rock fig (Ficus abutilifolia) is a species of African rock-splitting[2] fig that occurs in two disjunct regions, one population north, and another south of the equator. The two populations are pollinated by different fig wasps, and are morphologically distinct.[3] It is named for the similarity of its broadly ovate leaves to that of Abutilon.[2] It is virtually restricted to cliff faces and rock outcrops, and is easily recognized from its large, glabrous leaves and smooth, pale bark.
Species associations
Nigeriella fusciceps Wiebes is the pollinating wasp for the northern population, and Elisabethiella comptoni Wiebes pollinates the southern population.[2][3] Philocaenus rotundus is an associated but non-pollinating wasp.[3]
Gallery
Foliage of a southern specimen
Foliage of a northern specimen
Fig arrangement
References
- ↑ "Ficus abutilifolia (Miq.) Miq., Synonyms". ThePlantList. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- 1 2 3 Burring, Jan. "Ficus abutilifolia (Miq.) Miq.". plantzafrica.com. SANBI. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- 1 2 3 van Noort, S., Rasplus, J. "Ficus abutilifolia (Miquel) Miquel 1867". Figweb. Iziko Museums. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
External links
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). [http://www.africanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?submitForm=true&page_id=77&searchTextMenue=Ficus+abutilifolia&filterRegionIDs[]=6&filterRegionIDs[]=1&filterRegionIDs[]=2&filterRegionIDs[]=3&filterRegionIDs[]=5 "Ficus abutilifolia"]. African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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