Ficus polita
| Heart-leaved fig | |
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| Specimen in Pretoria, South Africa | |
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| Species: | F. polita
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| Ficus polita Vahl, 1805
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The Heart-leaved fig (Ficus polita) is a species of fig that is native to forests of the African tropics, the East African coast and Madagascar.[1] Their figs are borne on old wood, in small clusters on stumpy branchlets.[2] Their leaves have entire margins and are often heart-shaped, with the tip acuminate.[2]
The pollinating wasp is Courtella bekiliensis bekiliensis (Risbec) in Madagascar, and C. b. bispinosa (Wiebes) on the African mainland.[1]
It is similar to the Pondoland fig, Ficus bizanae, which is also a forest species.
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References
- ^ a b van Noort, Simon; Rasplus, Jean-Yves. "Ficus polita polita Vahl 1805". Figweb. Iziko Museums. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Palmer, Eve (1977). A Field Guide to the Trees of Southern Africa. London, Johannesburg: Collins. p. 89. ISBN 0-620-05468-9.
External links
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