Ficus craterostoma

Ficus craterostoma

Ficus craterostoma

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 craterostoma

Name

Ficus craterostoma Mildbr. & Burret, 1911

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Ficus anomani Hutch. in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915: 331 (1915)
  • Ficus furcata var. angustifolia De Wild. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 303 (1913)
  • Ficus luteola De Wild. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 199 (1913)
  • Ficus mutantifolia Hutch. in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915: 330 (1915)
  • Ficus pilosula De Wild. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 199 (1913)
  • Ficus rubropunctata De Wild. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 199 (1913)
  • Ficus ruwenzoriensis De Wild. in Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles 40(1): 282 (1921)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Africa Regional:Western Africa Angola, Burkina, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo Regional:Southernern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland Regional:Eastern Africa Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania Regional:Central Africa Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Mildbr. & Burret, 1911. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. Leipzig 46:247.

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 craterostoma in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Ficus craterostoma. Published online. Accessed: March 16 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Ficus craterostoma. 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 16. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Ficus craterostoma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 March 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ficus craterostoma in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Basternatalvy, Bosvy, Stompblaarvy, Wurgvy
English: Bastard Natal fig, Blunt-leaved fig, Strangler fig
Sesotho: Moumo (N)
Xitsonga: Xirhomberhombe
Tshivenda: Muumu
isiXhosa: inTozane, uluZi
isiZulu: isiHlamfane, umThombe

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