Ficus cordata

Ficus cordata

Ficus cordata

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 cordata

Name

Ficus cordata Thunb., 1786

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Urostigma cordatum (Thunb.) Gasp. in Ric. Caprifico: 82 (1845)
  • Urostigma thunbergii Miq. in London J. Bot. 6: 556 (1847), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Ficus atrovirens Kunth & C.D.Bouché in Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1846: 19 (1847)
  • Ficus cordata var. fleckii Warb. in Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 51: 138 (1906)
  • Ficus cordata var. marlothii Warb. in Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 51: 137 (1906)
  • Ficus cordata var. tristis (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Warb. in Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 51: 137 (1906)
  • Ficus glaucophylla Desf. in Tabl. École Bot.: 209 (1804)
  • Ficus rupium Dinter in Deut. Südw. Afrik.: 54 (1909)
  • Ficus tristis Kunth & C.D.Bouché in Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1846: 19 (1847)
  • Ficus welwitschii Warb. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 160 (1894)
  • Ficus welwitschii var. beroensis Hiern in Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 999 (1900)
  • Urostigma atrovirens Regel in Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1858: 37 (1859)
  • Urostigma glaucophyllum Gasp. in Nov. Gen. Fic.: 7 (1844)

Homonyms

• Ficus cordata Ridl. in J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 57: 93 (1911), nom. illeg. vide Ficus simplicissima Lour. in Fl. Cochinch.: 667 (1790)
• Ficus cordata Kunth & C.D.Bouché in Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1846: 14 (1847), nom. illeg. vide Ficus elastica Roxb. ex Hornem. in Hort. Bot. Hafn., Suppl.: 7 (1819)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Africa Regional:Western Africa Angola, Botswana, Cabinda, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Namibia Continental:Asia-temperate Regional:Peninsular Arabia Gulf States, Oman References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Thunberg, C.P. 1786. D. D. [Docente Deo] Ficus Genus, Dissertatione Botanica... 16 pp. .Upsaliae [Uppsala]. BHL Reference page. : 8.

Additional references

• Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. 2008. Plants of Angola / Plantas de Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1–279. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 978-1-919976-45-7. 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 cordata 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 cordata. Published online. Accessed: March 16 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Ficus cordata. 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 cordata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 March 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ficus cordata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Namakwavy
English: Namaqua fig, Namaqua fig tree

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