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Ficus verruculosa Warb. [family MORACEAE]

Date Updated: 26 July 2007

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 praeruptorum Hiern [family MORACEAE], Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. 1, 4: 1004 (1900). Type from Angola. Ficus verruculosa Warb. [family MORACEAE], in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. 20: 166 (1894).—Hutch. in F.T.A. 6, 2: 114 (1916). —Lebrun & Boutique in F.C.B. 1: 120 (1948). —Keay in F.W.T.A. ed. 2, 1: 607 (1958). —F. White, F.F.N.R.: 32, t. 6E (1962). —K. Coates Palgrave, Trees Southern Africa: 118 (1977). —C.C. Berg et al. in Fl. Cameroun 28: 154, t. 51 (1985). —C.C. Berg in F.T.E.A., Moraceae: 63 (1989); in Kirkia 13: 260 (1990). —van Greuning in S. Afr. J. Bot.56, 6: 607, fig. 8 (1990). Type from Angola.
Information
Shrub or weak-stemmed, sparsely branched small tree, mostly to 2.5 m. tall, sometimes up to 5 m., occasionally up to 12 m. tall. Leafy twigs 1–5 mm. thick, glabrous or densely white hirtellous to subtomentellous. Leaf lamina oblong to lanceolate, 3.5–10(20) x 1.5–3.5(8.5) cm., coriaceous; apex subacute to obtuse; base obtuse or rounded to subcordate; margin entire; both surfaces glabrous; lateral veins (8)10–16 pairs, the basal pair unbranched, running almost parallel to the margin, the other veins furcate near the margin, midrib prominent beneath, the other veins plane and inconspicuous; petiole 5–20(30) mm. long, 1–2 mm. thick, (lamina length: petiole length = (5)8–10: 1); stipules 0.5–3.5(4) cm. long, glabrous or densely white puberulous, caducous. Figs in pairs, sometimes 4 together, in the leaf axils or just below the leaves; peduncle 2–5(10) mm. long, 1–1.5 mm. thick; basal bracts c. 1 mm. long. Receptacle subglobose to ellipsoid, 0.5–2 cm. in diam. when fresh, 0.5–1(1.2) cm. in diam. when dry, glabrous or minutely puberulous, dark purple or dark red at maturity; wall often wrinkled when dry.
Habitat
Riverine vegetation, grassland near water and swamp forest margins, sometimes forming thickets.
Range
Widespread from Nigeria to Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, and southwards to Angola, Namibia and S. Africa (Natal).
Distribution
Mozambique M Bilene Distr., prox. de Macia, 29.iii.1948, Torre 7579 (EA; LISC; LMA).Mozambique GI Inhambane, 1908, Sim 5414 (K).Mozambique MS Zona R., 1906, Swynnerton 146a (BM).Mozambique T Macanga Distr., prox. de Furancungo, 29.ix.1942, Mendonça 514 (LISC).Mozambique Z Gúruè, serra do Gúruè, cascata do rio Licungo, a. 20 km. da fabrica Mocambique em direcão ao regulo Mgunha, 9.xi.1967, Torre & Correia 16016 (LISC).Malawi S Shire Highlands, near Kankanje, 26.ix.l859, Kirk s.n.Malawi C c. 6 km. S. of Dedza, c. 1700 m.; 2.ii.1959, Robson 1419 (BM; K; LISC; PRE).Zimbabwe S c. 4 km. E. of Great Zimbabwe, 1.vii.1930, Hutchinson & Gillett 3391 (BM; K).Zimbabwe E Mutare Distr., Tsonzo Division, Kukwanisa, 8.xii.1967, Biegel 2361 (K; LISC; PRE; SRGH).Zimbabwe C Harare Distr., Twentydales, 9.ix.1946, Wild 1214 (K; SRGH).Zimbabwe W Hwange, Special Native Area A, pointwhere Mondi R. drops into Zambezi Gorge, viii.1956, Davies 2060 (K; PRE; SRGH).Zambia S Mazabuka, near Siamambo Stream, Siamambo Forest Reserve, Choma, 23.vii.1952, Angus 11 (FHO; K; M?).Zambia E Forest Reserve W. of Nyimba, 12.xii.1958, Robson 928 (K; LISC).Zambia C Kabwe (Broken Hill) to Chiwefwe, 14.vii.1930, Hutchinson & Gillett 3649 (BM; K; LISC; PRE).Zambia W Mwinilunga Distr., by Matonchi R., below Dam, 21.x.1937. Milne-Redhead 2889 (K; PRE).Zambia N Between Serenje & Mpika, 16.vii.1930, Pole-Evans 2918 (25) (K; PRE).Mozambique N Maniamba, andados 45 km. de Lichinga (Vila Cabral) para Unango, 2.iii.1946, Torre & Paiva 10950 (LISC; LMA; UC).Malawi N Mzimba Distr., towards Lunyangwa from Marymount, Mzuzu, 11.xii.1970, Pawek 4084 (K; MAL).Zimbabwe N Guruve Distr., Nyamunyeche Estate, 28.ix.1978, Nyariri 380 (K; SRGH).Zambia B 16 km. N. of Senanga, 3.vii.1952, Codd 7295 (BM; K; PRE).Botswana N Okavango Swamps, Moremi Wildlife Reserve, island on Gobega Lagoon, 5.iii.1972, Biegel & Russell 3845 (K; LISC; SRGH).
Ficus verruculosa Warb. [family MORACEAE]
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