Ficus polita

Ficus polita

Ficus polita

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

Name

Ficus polita Vahl, 1805

Synonyms

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

Distribution

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

Primary references

• Vahl, M. 1805. Enumeratio plantarum, vel ab aliis, vel ab ipso observatum, cum earum differentiis specificis, synonymis selectis et descriptionibus succinctis. Vol. II. XVI+423 pp. Typis N. Mölleri & filii, Hauniae [Copenhagen]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 2: 182

Additional references

• Berg, C.C. & Hijman, M.E.E. (1989). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Moraceae: 1-95.
• 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 polita in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Ficus polita. Published online. Accessed: March 24 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Ficus polita. 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 24. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Ficus polita. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 March 2024.

Vernacular names

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

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