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Ficus capreaefolia

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Identification
Ficus capreaefolia Delile [family MORACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by A.K. Ouedraogo, 2010
Related name
  • Ficus antithetophylla
  • Ficus capreaefolia
Common name
  • ga-ngaty (FG&G) (SENEGAL, BEDIK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • basoto (JB) (SENEGAL, MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • ñéñé (JB) (SENEGAL, FULA-TUKULOR), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • sulanama (JB) (SENEGAL, BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • a-ngàti (FG&G) (GUINEA, BASARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

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Entry for Ficus capreaefolia Del. [family MORACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 4
Names
Ficus capreaefolia Del. [family MORACEAE]
Common names
SENEGAL: BEDIK ga-ngaty (FG&G) FULA-TUKULOR ñéñé (JB) MANDING- BAMBARA sulanama (JB) MANDINKA basoto (JB) GUINEA: BASARI a-ngàti (FG&G)
Uses
(leaf, fruit) Food: general (leaf) Medicines: generally healing (leaf) Medicines: vermifuges (leaf) Medicines: venereal diseases (latex) Phytochemistry: tannins, astringents (leaf (game), fruit (monkeys)) Agri-horticulture: fodder (bark) Products: fibre (bark) Products: exudations-gums, resins, etc. (leaf) Products: carpentry and related applications
Description
A willow-like shrub to 5 m high, occasionally lianescent; of water-courses in the dry savanna of Senegal to N Nigeria, and across sub-Saharan Africa to Ethiopia and southward through eastern Africa to S Africa. (5–7, 9, 11, 15, 16, etc.)The wood is not ha
References
References:1. Abbiw, 1990: 47. 2. Andrews A.508, K. 3. Ash 826, K. 4. Bally 6145, K. 5. Berhaut, 1979: 432–3. 6. Berg, 1990: 255. 7. Berg & al., 1985: 127–8. 8. Busson, 1965: 107. 9. Dale & Greenway, 1961: 315–6. 10. Dalziel, 1937: 278. 11. Eggeling & Dal
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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