Maclura africana

Maclura africana

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 africana

Name

Ficus africana (Bureau) Corner, 1962

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cardiogyne africana Bureau in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 17: 233 (1873)
• Heterotypic
  • Milicia spinosa Sim in Forest Fl. Port. E. Afr.: 98 (1909)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Africa Regional:Eastern Africa Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania Regional:Central Africa KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Northern Provinces, Zambia, Zimbabwe Regional:Western Indian Ocean Madagascar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Corner, 1962. Gard. Bull. Singapore 19: 237

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
• Launert, E. & Cope, G.V. (eds.) (1991). Flora Zambesiaca 9(6): 1-135. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Maclura africana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Maclura africana. Published online. Accessed: March 31 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Maclura africana. 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 31. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Maclura africana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 March 2024.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Afrika-soetlemoen
English: African osage orange, Thorny mulberry
Xitsonga: Tsumbula

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