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Idotsi

Ficus natalensis subsp. natalensis

Derivation of specific name

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natalensis: of Natal
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Ficus natalensis Hochst.
subsp. natalensis Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=164280
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Mark Hyde
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Bart Wursten
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Petra Ballings
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Description

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Tree to 20 m tall. Aerial roots few or abundant. Leaves alternate or subopposite; lamina 3-9 × 1-4 cm, coriaceous, often obovate but sometimes elliptic or oblong-elliptic, dark green above, paler beneath, glabrous; apex rounded to acute or shortly acuminate; base cuneate; petiole 7 - 30 mm long. Fruit axillary, 10-20 mm in diameter, glabrous, spherical or pear-shaped, becoming pink or bright red when ripe; ostiole flat or faintly raised; basal disk 0; peduncle 3-12 mm long.
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
bibliographic citation
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Ficus natalensis Hochst.
subsp. natalensis Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=164280
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
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Flora of Zimbabwe

Insects whose larvae eat this plant species

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Nephele accentifera (Accented hawk)
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Ficus natalensis Hochst.
subsp. natalensis Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=164280
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
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Flora of Zimbabwe

Worldwide distribution

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Senegal, Gabon, DRC, Sudan, Angola, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo)
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
bibliographic citation
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Ficus natalensis Hochst.
subsp. natalensis Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=164280
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
original
visit source
partner site
Flora of Zimbabwe