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Ficus pygmaea
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Masese, Loanja Dambo; Feb 1991.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Masese, Loanja Dambo; Feb 1991.
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Mulaula (Lozi) |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub up to 1.5(4) m tall. Leaves alternate; stipules 2-6 mm. long, caducous; leaf margin usually serrate-dentate or pinnately incised; leaf blade rough to the touch. Figs solitary in the leaf axils; ripe figs split open to reveal bright red pulp. Distinguished from other members of the Section Sycidium by the suffrutescent habit. Separate male and female plants; stipules not completely enclosing the stem apex; figs with bracts on the receptacle as well as basal and osteolar (Subgenus Ficus, Section Sycidium). |
| Type location: |
Angola |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | pygmaea: pygmy, dwarf |
| Habitat: | On floodplains and in sandy dambos but by no means restricted to the Kalahari Sands, extending eastward to Luapula and Muchinga Provinces. |
| Altitude range: | 1000 m (approx) |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, western Zimbabwe, Namibia and Angola. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,N,W,C,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Lp,Mc,C,S,W |
| Growth form(s): | Shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - least concern |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 5 July 2013 |
| Literature: |
Berg, C.C. (1991). Moraceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6) Pages 48 - 49. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003). Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, South Africa Pages 52 - 55. (Includes a picture). Curtis, B.A. & Mannheimer, C.A. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia National Botanic Research Institute, Windhoek Page 59. (Includes a picture). Mannheimer, C. & Curtis B. (2009). Le Roux and Müller's Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of Namibia Macmillan Education, Windhoek, Namibia. Pages 24 - 25. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 63. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 88. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 219. |
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