Author: | Pehr
Forsskål, 1775 |
Family: |
MORACEAE |
Origin: |
Djibouti,
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Socotra,
Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, Yemen |
Soil: |
Anything |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
Thickness: |
1,8 Meter |
Height: |
25 Metres |
Flower:
|
Green |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
Warka |
Synonyms: |
Ficus
populifolia, Martin Vahl Henrichsen, 1790.
Ficus callabatensis, Warb.
Ficus dahro, Delile.
Ficus hararensis, Warb.
Ficus rivae, Warb.
Ficus socotrana, Balf.f.
Sycomorus dahro, Walp. |
This member of the Moraceae
family was given this name by Pehr Forsskål in 1775. It is found in
eastern Africa and the Arab Peninsular. Not fuzzy with the soil; it can even
grow as a epiphyte! Some sun and some water, and you will eventually
end up with a 25 meter high tree.
The genera name originates
from the old Latin name for Ficus carica which was from the
Persian word fica. The species name puzzels
me: Either 'delayed' or 'whip'? |