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Ficus dicranostyla

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Ficus dicranostyla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species:
F. dicranostyla
Binomial name
Ficus dicranostyla
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Ficus dicranostyla var. nitida Hutch.
  • Ficus lynesii Lebrun

Ficus dicranostyla is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae.[2][3] It is a shrub or tree that is native to Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.

It is one of the two species of Ficus within the section Oreosycea of Ficus subgenus Pharmacosycea.[4]

It was named by Johannes Mildbraed.[5]

Description

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The species grows up to 8 m tall but occasionally taller, sometimes reaching 35 m in height,[5] it has a spreading cown, a greyish to brownish bark that is often rough and fissured; the slash is pale brown exuding latex.[6] The stems are usually brownish in color, are pubescent when young but when matured they are commonly free of hair.[6] The leaves are arranged spirally and tend to be distichous with a surface that borders on either papery or leathery, stipules are present and are caducous, up to 1.5 cm long.[7] The leaf blade is broadly ovate to elliptical with a base that is cordate to rounded and an apex that is acuminate; leaves can grow up to 20 cm long and 9 cm wide. Figs are borne in pairs or solitary in leaf axils and are pedunculate with peduncles that can reach 1 cm long and with 3 basal bracts. The figs are yellowish green when young to yellowish orange when mature, they are globular to obovoid in shape.[6]

Distribution and habitat

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Commonly occurs in West, East and Central Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia and southwards to Zambia. Found in rocky soils in savannahs and gallery or deciduous forests.[6][7]

References

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  1. ↑ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Ficus dicranostyla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T143276818A143294911. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T143276818A143294911.en.
  2. 1 2 "Ficus dicranostyla Mildbr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved August 30, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Ficus dicranostyla Mildbr". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved August 30, 2026.
  4. ↑ Berg, C.C. (2003-07-11). "Flora Malesiana precursor for the treatment of Moraceae 2: Ficus subgenus Pharmacosycea Section Oreosycea". Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. 48 (2): 289–301. doi:10.3767/000651903X674991.
  5. 1 2 DeWolf, G. P. (1969). "The Problems of Ficus dicranostyla Mildbr". Kew Bulletin. 23 (3): 501–506. Bibcode:1969KewBu..23..501D. doi:10.2307/4117198. ISSN 0075-5974. JSTOR 4117198.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Aweke, G. (1979). "Revision of the genus Ficus L. (Moraceae) in Ethiopia". Mededelingen Landbouwhogeschool. 79–3.
  7. 1 2 Arbonnier, Michel; Arbonnier, Michel (2004). Trees, shrubs and lianas of West African dry zones. CIRAD. Weikersheim: Margraf, Weikersheim. p. 402. ISBN 978-3-8236-1419-7.
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