Moraceae
Ficus

Ficus pygmaea Welw. ex Hiern

First published in Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 1009 (1900)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Zambia to Caprivi Strip. It is a tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Zambia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Launert, E. & Cope, G.V. (eds.) (1991). Flora Zambesiaca 9(6): 1-135. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 26, 1983 Smith, P.A. [602] Botswana K000315250 No
Nov 26, 1983 Muller; Biegel [2324] Botswana K000315249 No
Nov 12, 1983 Smith, P.A. [2998] Botswana K000315248 No
Richards, H.M. [14823] Botswana K000315252 No
Biegel, H.M.; Pope, G; Russell, G. [4011] Botswana K000315251 No
Smith, P.A. [758] Botswana K000315255 No
Smith, P.A. [1442] Botswana K000315256 No
Welw. [6370] Angola K000243369 Type No
Ward, C.J.; Hines, C.J. [10351] Namibia K000315295 No
Goyder, D.J.; Maiato, F. [9162] Angola K001636109 Yes
Pope, G. [339] Botswana K000315247 No
Smith, P.A. [2590] Botswana K000315258 No
Hilbert, E. [195] Namibia K000315296 No
Smith, P.A. [1148] Botswana K000315254 No
Wild, H.; Drummond, R.B. [7078] Botswana K000315253 No
Smith, P.A. [2594] Botswana K000315257 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/