Moraceae
Ficus

Ficus sur Forssk.

First published in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 180 (1775)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Africa to SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Berg, C.C. & Hijman, M.E.E. (1989). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Moraceae: 1-95.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Launert, E. & Cope, G.V. (eds.) (1991). Flora Zambesiaca 9(6): 1-135. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Aweke in Meded. Landb. Wageningen 79-3: 66, fig. 17 (1979).
  • C.C. Berg et al. in Fl. Cameroun 28: 135, t. 44 (1985).
  • Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: cxxiv, 180 (1775).
  • Hutch. in Flora of Tropical Africa 6(2): 100 (1916).
  • Troupin, Fl. Pl. Lign. Rwanda: 448, fig. 148.6 (1982).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2022 Rieder, C.; Camara, M. [65] Guinea K000010604 No
Oct 1, 2019 Osborne, J. [JO1529] Mozambique K001346233 Yes
Nov 1, 2008 Pollard, B.J.; Tah; Cheso; Ingram; Corcoran; Nana; Sale [1391] Cameroon K000580338 Yes
Nov 1, 2008 Corcoran, M.R. [11] Cameroon K000580294 No
Jun 1, 2006 Nana felicite [26] Cameroon K000339905 No
Feb 1, 2004 Ghogue, J.-P. [1031] Cameroon K000746159 No
Feb 1, 2004 Onana, J.-M. [1923] Cameroon K000746162 No
Jun 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [4678] Cameroon K000026703 No
Jun 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [9389] Cameroon K000026710 No
Jun 1, 2002 Groves, M. [45] Cameroon K000026705 No
Jun 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [8333] Cameroon K000026702 No
Jun 1, 2002 Cable, S. [2815] Cameroon K000026706 No
Jun 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [1900] Cameroon K000026709 No
Jun 1, 2002 Kenfack, D. [242] Cameroon K000026708 No
Jun 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [7102] Cameroon K000026701 No
Jun 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [4559] Cameroon K000936059 No
Apr 1, 1999 Etuge, M. [3541] Cameroon K000936060 No
Sep 1, 1983 Ujor, E.U. [30433] Cameroon K000181666 No
Sep 1, 1976 Schimper [1585] Ethiopia K000243283 Type Yes
Sep 1, 1976 Schimper [1585] Ethiopia K000243284 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Letouzey, R. [15011] Cameroon K000181656 No
Aug 1, 1975 Letouzey, R. [14222] Cameroon K000181657 No
Rosevear, D., R. [6137] Cameroon K000181665 No
Timberlake, J. [4958] Mozambique K000545308 No
Ashworth, J.; Ndo, J.; Okron, F.; Anya, S. [293] Cameroon K000875878 Yes
Ndam, N. [79] Cameroon K001518219 Yes
Mbatchou, G.T. [246] Cameroon K001641032 No
Dawson, S.; Banks; Brodie; Marsden; staff of Limbe B.G. [34] Cameroon K000609869 Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Maiato, F.; Luis, J.C. [8608] Angola K001590823 Yes
Struhsaker, T.T. [13] Cameroon K000181668 No
Ndam, N. [95] Cameroon K001518217 Yes
Ashworth, J.; Ndo, J. [95] Cameroon K000875874 Yes
Nana Felicite; Nukam; Simo; Enow [108] Cameroon K001418553 Yes
Merrett, L.; [2578] Zambia K001905062 Yes
Goyder, D. J.; Maiato, F.; Luis, J. C. [8630] Angola K001581894 Yes
Cheek, M.; De Marco; Kemei; Wultoff [10077] Cameroon K001418652 Yes
Ash [244] Ethiopia K:SPC-06049.388 No
Maitland, T.D. [889] Cameroon K000181664 No
Tchouto Mbatchou, G.P. [246] Cameroon K001891139 No
de Beer, J.S. [81513] Botswana K000489679 No
Dalziel, J.M. [8183] Cameroon K000181662 No
Maitland, T.D. [0s.n116] Cameroon K000181667 No
de Beer, J.S. [81515] Botswana K000489678 No
Ash [126] Ethiopia K:SPC-00900.004 No
Maitland, T.D. [890] Cameroon K000181663 No
Seret [314] K000243229 Unknown Type Material Yes
Seret [314] K000243228 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sangster, R.G. [506] Uganda Ficus capensis K:SPC-15938.000 No
Ficus capensis K:SPC-45506.000 No
Harwood, A. [59] Tanzania Ficus capensis K:SPC-29128.000 No
Harley, R.M. [9313] Tanzania Ficus capensis K:SPC-22947.000 No
Andrews, F.W. [1690] Sudan Ficus capensis K:SPC-02690.000 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1845] Tanzania Ficus capensis K:SPC-23350.000 No
Richards, H.M. [13283] Zambia Ficus capensis K:SPC-23764.000 No
Reynolds, V. [3 (17)] Uganda Ficus capensis K:SPC-03810.000 No
Deighton, F.C. [4219] Sierra Leone Ficus capensis K:SPC-16803.000 No
White, F. [2184] Zambia Ficus capensis K:SPC-13121.000 No
Richards, H.M. [21502] Zambia Ficus capensis K:SPC-29203.000 No
Faulkner, H. [1471] Tanzania Ficus capensis K:SPC-15937.000 No
Hoyle, A.C. [403] Sudan Ficus capensis K:SPC-11084.000 No
Renvoize, S.A. [517] Tanzania Ficus capensis K:SPC-33536.000 No
Richards, H.M. [13135] Zambia Ficus capensis K:SPC-22754.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9313] Tanzania Ficus capensis K:SPC-15935.000 No
Meikle, R.D. [1372] Nigeria Ficus capensis K:SPC-13122.000 No
[1845] Tanzania Ficus capensis K:SPC-36447.000 No
Andrews, F.W. [1644] Sudan Ficus capensis K:SPC-02689.000 No
Struhsaker, T.T. [13] Cameroon Ficus capensis K:SPC-31496.000 No
Renvoize, S.A. [517] Tanzania Ficus capensis K:SPC-36417.000 No
[3,394] Mozambique Ficus capensis K:SPC-25075.000 No
Richards, H.M. [21585] Zambia Ficus capensis K:SPC-37446.000 No
Faulkner, H. [1455] Tanzania Ficus capensis K:SPC-15939.000 No
Harley, R.M. [9261] Tanzania Ficus capensis K:SPC-22750.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [2887] Zambia Ficus capensis K:SPC-13123.000 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1827] Tanzania Ficus capensis K:SPC-22929.000 No
Richards, H.M. [21,585] Zambia Ficus capensis K:SPC-29220.000 No
White, F. [2265] Zambia Ficus capensis K:SPC-15936.000 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1046] Tanzania Ficus capensis K:SPC-25990.000 No
Mozambique Ficus capensis K:SPC-25073.000 No
Miller, A.K. [394] Uganda Ficus capensis K:SPC-22935.000 No
Verdcourt, B.; Polhill, R. [2943] Kenya Ficus capensis K:SPC-22937.000 No
Vogel [678] Cabo Verde Ficus capensis K000243185 Type Yes
Wild, H. [3092] Zimbabwe Ficus mallotocarpa K:SPC-15953.000 No
Brenan, J.P.M.; Greenway, P.J. [7760] Zambia Ficus mallotocarpa K:SPC-11074.000 No
Brenan, J.P.M.; Greenway, P.J. [7767] Zambia Ficus mallotocarpa K:SPC-13136.000 No

Sources

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

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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    • 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

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    • 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