Ficus polita
| Heart-leaved fig | |
|---|---|
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| Specimen in Pretoria, South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Species: | F. polita |
| Binomial name | |
| Ficus polita Vahl, 1805 | |
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
- 1 2 van Noort, Simon; Rasplus, Jean-Yves. "Ficus polita polita Vahl 1805". Figweb. Iziko Museums. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- 1 2 Palmer, Eve (1977). A Field Guide to the Trees of Southern Africa. London, Johannesburg: Collins. p. 89. ISBN 0-620-05468-9.
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