Ficus usambarensis Warb.

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Photo: Mike Bingham
Kapako.

Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka, Protea Hill Farm, grown from seed collected at Kawambwa

Photo: Mike Bingham
MO

Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka, grown from seed collected at Nsama.

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Description:	Tree to c. 15 m tall, with a wide spreading crown, terrestrial, probably also epiphytic. Leaf lamina oblong to lanceolate, leathery, apex obtuse to rounded, base obtuse, margin entire, both surfaces glabrous. Figs 2-7 together on small spurs in the leaf axils, or also in the axils of fallen leaves.
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Derivation of specific name:	usambarensis: of the Usambara Mt. range in Tanzania, where the type was collected.
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Worldwide distribution:	North-eastern Tanzania, northern Mozambique and northern Zambia.
Growth form(s):	Tree.
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Literature:	Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003). Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, South Africa Pages 101 - 104. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 83. (Includes a picture).

Flora of Mozambique: Ficus usambarensis
Flora of Zambia: Ficus usambarensis

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