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Ficus variabilis

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Identification
Ficus variabilis De Wild. [family MORACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Ficus natalensis Hochst. [family MORACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
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Flora

Entry for Ficus natalensis subsp. natalensis [family MORACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Zambesiaca
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
FZ, Vol 9, Part 6, page 13, (1991) Author: C. C. Berg
Names
Ficus subacuminata De Wild. Lebrun [family MORACEAE], in Mém. Inst. Roy. Colon. Belge, sect. Sci. Nat. 8°, 3, 1: 70, t. 4C (1934).
Ficus scutata Lebrun [family MORACEAE], in Mém. Inst. Roy. Colon. Belge, sect. Sci. Nat. 8°, 3, 1: 68, t. 4B (1934). Type as for F. variabilis forma obtusifolia De Wild.
Ficus variabilis forma subacuminata De Wild. [family MORACEAE], in Ann. Soc. Sci. Brux. 40: 283 (1921). Type from Zaire.
Ficus variabilis forma obtusifolia De Wild. [family MORACEAE], in Ann. Soc. Sci. Brux. 40: 282 (1921). Type from Zaire.
Ficus natalensis var. pedunculata Sim [family MORACEAE], For. Fl. Port. E. Afr.: 98, t. 90A (1909). Type: Mozambique, Maputo, (Lourenço Marques) Sim 5729 (K, holotype).
Ficus durbanii Warb. [family MORACEAE], in Viert. Nat. Ges. Zürich 51: 142 (1906). Type from S. Africa.
Ficus natalensis var. latifolia Warb. [family MORACEAE], in Viert. Nat. Ges. Zürich 51: 142 (1906). Type from S. Africa.
Ficus natalensis subsp. natalensis [family MORACEAE], —C.C. Berg in Kew Bull.43: 87 (1988); in Kirkia13: 266 (1990). —van Greuning in S. Afr. J. Bot.56, 6: 620, fig. 19 (1990).
Ficus volkensii Warb. [family MORACEAE], in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. 20: 167 (1894). —Hutch. in F.T.A. .6, 2: 208 (1917). Type from Tanzania.
Information
Tree or shrub. Leafy twigs glabrous or sparsely puberulous. Leaf lamina oblong to elliptic or obovate, sometimes broadly so or obtriangular; apex acuminate to rounded to emarginate; margin flat, entire, midrib usually terminating near the leaf apex, lateral veins 6–13 pairs; stipules glabrous or sparsely minutely puberulous. Calyptrate bud cover enclosing the young figs, often conspicuous, up to 1 cm. long. Figs 0.8–1.5 cm. in diam. when dry; basal bracts caducous.
Habitat
Evergreen, riverine and coastal forest, Brachystegia/Uapaca and miombo woodland and submontane grassland, often in rocky places
Altitude range
0–1700 m.
1700
0
Distribution
Mozambique M Jardim Tunduru (Vasco da Gama), 1.iv.1971, Balsinhas 1821 (K; LMA; LISC).Mozambique GI Macia, Incaia, 17.vii.1947, Pedro & Ped?og?o 1489 (COI; K; LMA).Malawi S Mulanje Mt., 11.vi.1957, Chapman 381 (BM; FHO; K; PRE).Mozambique MS Beira, Chiniziua, near the village Zuni, 10.iv.1957, Gomes e Sousa 4378 (COI; K; PRE).Zimbabwe E Mutare Distr., NW. slope of Murahwa's Hill, 10.vii.1963, Chase 8042 (K; PRE; SRGH).Zimbabwe S Mberengwa Distr., Buhwa Mt., main ridge, 30.x.1973, Pope, Biegel & Gosden 1124 (PRE; SRGH).Zimbabwe C Makoni Distr., Rusape, 25.v.1952, Dehn in GHS 96170 (K; PRE; SRGH).Zimbabwe W Matopos Distr., Moth Shrine Koppie, 23.xi.1951, Plowes 1332 (K; SRGH).Zambia W Matonchi Farm, Matonchi R., 29.i.1938, Milne-Redhead 4396 (K; PRE).Mozambique Z Maganja da Costa, ao km. 26 de Vila da Maganja estrada para Bajone, 23.xi.1967, Torre & Correia 16224 (K; LISC).Malawi N Nkhata Bay Distr., c. 18 km. S. of Nkhata Bay Junction at Sanga, 23.v.1976, Pawek 11315 (K; MO; PRE; UC).Zimbabwe N Bindura Distr., Chindamora Reserve, 56 km. N. of Harare, 21.ix.1959, Goodier 612 (K; PRE; SRGH).Zambia N Mansa, in grounds of Samfya Mission School, Lake Bangweulu, 23.viii.1952, Angus 326 (BM; FHO).
Distribution (external)
Kenya
Uganda
Zaire (Oriental and Shaba)
S. Africa (Natal)

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