Ficus usambarensis Warb.

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Ficus usambarensis

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Kapako.

Ficus usambarensis

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

Ficus usambarensis

Photo: Mike Bingham
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Ficus usambarensis

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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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).

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Flora of Mozambique: Ficus usambarensis
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ficus usambarensis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ficus usambarensis
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ficus usambarensis
JSTOR Plant Science: Ficus usambarensis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ficus usambarensis
Plants of the World Online: Ficus usambarensis
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Wikipedia: Ficus usambarensis


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Ficus usambarensis.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=210850, retrieved 28 March 2024

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