Ficus lyrata Warb.
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Near Herbarium, National Botanic Gardens
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Near Herbarium, National Botanic Gardens
Photo: Mark Hyde
Near Herbarium, National Botanic Gardens
Photo: Mark Hyde
Near Herbarium, National Botanic Gardens
Photo: Mark Hyde
Near Herbarium, National Botanic Gardens
Photo: Mark Hyde
Near Herbarium, National Botanic Gardens
Photo: Mark Hyde
Guest Avenue, Alexandra Park
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Harry Pichanick Drive. Alexandra Park
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College Road, Harare
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Synonyms:
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Ficus pandurata Sander
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Common names:
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Fiddle-leaved fig (English)
Lyrate-leaved fig (English)
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Description:
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A free-standing tree in gardens to 16 m. Branchlets stout, 10-15 mm in diameter. Leaves petiole up to 5 cm long; lamina large, up to 45 × 30 cm, stiff, prominently raised between the sunken veins, violin-shaped; base cordate or lobed; apex obtuse or emarginate; margin entire, wavy; stipules large, to 4 cm long. Fruit sessile, single or in pairs in the leaf axils, 4-6 cm in diameter, green with white spots. |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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lyrata: shaped like a lyre. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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West Africa from Sierra Leone to Cameroon. |
Growth form(s):
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Tree.
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Literature:
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Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003). Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, South Africa Pages 274 - 277. (Includes a picture).
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