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Ficus burkei
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Val D'Or
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Val D'Or
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Small Bridge Dam
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Calderwood Park, Peterhouse School
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| Synonyms: |
Ficus rhodesiaca Mildbr. & Burret Ficus thonningii Blume p.p. |
| Common names: | Burke's fig (English) Common wild fig (English) Intenjane (Ndebele) Musvasvi (Shona) Mutsamvi (Shona) Umtende (Ndebele) |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Medium to large evergreen or briefly deciduous tree, terrestrial or starting as a strangler. Bark smoothish, pale to dark grey, sometimes with vertical lines of lenticels; latex present. Leaves alternate or whorled, elliptic or obovate, 4.5-12 cm long, rather stiff and somewhat leathery, mid- to dark green above, dull and paler below, usually hairless or finely hairy; midrib prominent, sometimes yellowish; apex usually acute; margin entire. Figs borne singly or in pairs in the leaf axils, sessile or pedunculate, rarely on bare twigs, subspherical, 10-20 mm in diameter, densely hairy to almost hairless, yellowish or rarely pink when ripe. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | burkei: named after Joseph Burke (1812-1873), British naturalist and collector of plants and animals |
| Habitat: | In miombo woodland, often on termitaria |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 800 - 1630 m |
| Flowering time: | Jan - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and South Africa except for the drier West and Cape |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | Nephele accentifera (Food plant) Elisabethiella stuckenbergi (Pollinated by this insect) Alfonsiella brongersmai (Pollinated by this insect) Alfonsiella longiscapa (Pollinated by this insect) Asota speciosa (Larval foodplant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 9 October 2015 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003). Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, South Africa Pages 165 - 172. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 215. as Ficus burkei zimbabweensis Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 88. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 27. As Ficus rhodesiaca Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 17. Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 138. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. et al. (1956). Trees of Central Africa National Publications Trust, Salisbury. Pages 280 - 282. as Ficus rhodesiaca (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, M. (1989). Guide to the trees and shrubs of the Mukuvisi Woodlands ?publisher. Page 6. as Ficus thonnningii Curtis, B.A. & Mannheimer, C.A. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia National Botanic Research Institute, Windhoek Pages 52 - 53. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 234. Drummond, R.B. (1981). Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 20 - 21. (Includes a picture). Mannheimer, C. & Curtis B. (2009). Le Roux and Müller's Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of Namibia Macmillan Education, Windhoek, Namibia. Pages 18 - 19. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 63. Roodt, V. (1998). Trees and Shrubs of the Okavango Delta Shell Field Guide Series: Part I Shell Oil Botswana, Gaberone. Pages 24 - 25. as Ficus thonningii (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 88. Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Page 4. Ficus rhodesiaca (Includes a picture). Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 219. |
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