Ficus polita
Ficus polita

Taxonavigation

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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 polita
Subspecies: F. p. subsp. brevipedunculata – F. p. subsp. polita

Name

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Ficus polita Vahl, 1805

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Urostigma politum (Vahl) Miq. in London J. Bot. 6: 553 (1847)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental:Africa
    • Regional:Western Africa
      • Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
    • Regional:Central Africa
      • Central African Repu, Malawi, Mali, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
    • Regional:Eastern Africa
      • Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Sudan, Tanzania
    • Regional:Western Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar
    • Regional:Southern Africa
      • KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland
    • Introduced into:'
      • Burkina, Chad

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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Vernacular names

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Afrikaans: Wilderubbervy, Hartblaarvy, Rubberplant
English: Heart-leaved fig, Wild rubber fig, Polished fig
Hausa: Durumi
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