Ficus ingens

Ficus ingens

Ficus ingens

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 ingens

Name

Ficus ingens (Miq.) Miq., 1867

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ficus schimperiana Hochst. ex A.Rich. in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 266 (1850), nom. superfl.
  • Urostigma ingens Miq. in London J. Bot. 6: 554 (1847)
• Heterotypic
  • Ficus caffra (Miq.) Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 288 (1867)
  • Ficus caffra var. longipes Warb. in Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 51: 140 (1906)
  • Ficus caffra var. natalensis Warb. in Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 51: 140 (1906)
  • Ficus caffra var. pubicarpa Warb. in Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 51: 140 (1906)
  • Ficus caffra var. sambesiaca Warb. in Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 51: 140 (1906)
  • Ficus ingens var. tomentosa Hutch. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(2): 530 (1925)
  • Ficus ingentoides Hutch. in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915: 319 (1915)
  • Ficus katagumica Hutch. in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915: 317 (1915)
  • Ficus kawuri Hutch. in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915: 319 (1915)
  • Ficus magenjensis Sim in Forest Fl. Port. E. Afr.: 99 (1909)
  • Ficus ovatocordata De Wild. in Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles 40(1): 281 (1921)
  • Ficus pondoensis Warb. in Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 51: 140 (1906)
  • Ficus stuhlmannii var. glabrifolia Warb. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 162 (1895)
  • Ficus xanthophylla (Miq.) Martelli in Fl. Bogos.: 76 (1886)
  • Urostigma caffrum Miq. in Nieuwe Verh. Eerste Kl. Kon. Ned. Inst. Wetensch. Amsterdam, ser. 3, 1: 141 (1849)
  • Urostigma xanthophyllum Miq. in London J. Bot. 6: 554 (1847)
  • Urostigma xanthophyllum var. ovatocordatum Sond. in Linnaea 23: 136 (1850)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Africa Regional:Northern Africa Algeria Regional:Western Africa Benin, Cameroon, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo Regional:Central Africa Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Central African Repu, Chad, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Regional:Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland Regional:Eastern Africa Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania Continental:Asia-temperate Regional:Peninsular Arabia Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Miquel, F.A.W. 1867. Prolusio Florae Japonicae. Annales Musei Botanici Lugduno-Batavi 3(1): 1–66, (6): 91–209. BHL Reference page. : 3:288.

Additional references

• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2012. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 4: Dicotyledoneae: Fabaceae – Nymphaeaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0126-1, 431 pp. PDF 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 ingens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Ficus ingens. Published online. Accessed: March 19 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Ficus ingens. 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 19. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Ficus ingens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 March 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ficus ingens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Rooiblaarvy, Rooiblaarrotsvy, Rooibladwildevy
Deutsch: Rotblättrige Felsenfeige
English: Red-leaved fig, Red-leaved rock fig
Hausa: Shirinya
Gĩkũyũ: mu-Karenju
Sesotho sa Leboa: Mohlatša, Monokane, Moumô, Mogo
Kiswahili: Mlumba
Setswana: Motlhatsa
Tshivenda: Tshikululu
isiXhosa: umThombe, uLuzi
isiZulu: umGonswane

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