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A wild plant by Sheila
Gregory © RBG Kew. |
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This member of the Moraceae
family was given this name by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel in 1867. It
is found in two populations in
Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, eastern Botswana, Swaziland and
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. The species name
means 'leaves like Abutilon, a genera in the Malvaceae
family. |
