| Author: | Friedrich
Anton Wilhelm Miquel, 1867 |
| Family: |
MORACEAE |
| Origin: |
Benin,
Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad,
Eswatini, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast,
Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nigeria,
Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo,
Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe |
| Soil: |
Rocks,
Grit, Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium - Maximum |
| Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Thickness: |
70
Centimetres |
| Height: |
6-15
Meters |
| Flower:
|
Green / Pink |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
Large-leaved Rock Fig |
| Synonyms: |
Urostigma abutilifolium Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel,
1844.
Ficus soldanella Warb. 1906.
Ficus picta
Sim,
1909.
Ficus discifera, Warb.
Ficus ledermannii, Hutch.
Ficus mittuensis, Warb.
By mistake: Ficus abutifolia? |
This member of the Moraceae
family was given this name by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel in 1867. It
is found in two populations in
Eswatini, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, eastern Botswanaand
South Africa. It grows on bare rocks, in grit and other well drained
soil. The stem can grow to 70 centimetres in diameter, the tree
reaches six to fifteen meters height. The flowers are green with a
pink centre.
The genera name originates
from the old Latin name for Ficus carica which was from the
Persian word fica. The species name
means 'leaves like Abutilon, a genera in the Malvaceae
family. |
