Ficus capreifolia

Ficus capreifolia

Ficus capreifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Moraceae
Tribus: Ficeae
Genus: Ficus
Species: Ficus capreifolia

Name

Ficus capreifolia Delile, 1843

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ficus antithetophylla Steud. ex Miq. in London J. Bot. 7: 236 (1848), nom. superfl.
  • Sycomorus capreifolia (Delile) Walp. in Ann. Bot. Syst. 3: 418 (1852)
• Heterotypic
  • Ficus capreifolia var. ovatifolia Hutch. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 6(2): 107 (1916)
  • Ficus palustris Sim in Forest Fl. Port. E. Afr.: 99 (1909), nom. illeg.
  • Ficus paolii Pamp. in Bull. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1915: 15 (1915)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Africa Regional:Western Africa Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Congo, Gambia, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Togo Regional:Central Africa Botswana, Burkina, Chad, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Regional:Eastern Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania Regional:Southern Africa KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Delile, A.R. 1843. Notes sur quelques plantes nouvelles d'Abyssinie. Annales des Sciences Naturelles. Botanique, série 2 20: 88–95 BHL Reference page. : sér. 2, 20:94.

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2001. World Checklist of Seed Plants. Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919 [unavailable to the public]. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Ficus capreifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Ficus capreifolia. Published online. Accessed: March 15 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Ficus capreifolia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 15. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Ficus capreifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 March 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ficus capreifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Skurwevy, Rivier-skurwevy, Skurweblaarvy, Skuurvyeboom
English: River sandpaper fig, Riverine sandpaper fig, Rough-leaved fig, Sandpaper fig, Willow wild fig
Xitsonga: Nhuwana, Parabora, Phalavurha
Tshivenda: Muhuyu-lukumbe
isiZulu: umBombe, umBubu womfula, umDubu, umFubu, umThombe, Womfula

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