Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae: Rosales

Moraceae - Fig family

Berg, C.C. (1991) Moraceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6)

Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003) Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, South Africa

Description of the family

Trees, shrubs or herbs (Dorstenia only), dioecious or monoecious; sap milky, very occasionally watery (e.g. in Ficus capreifolia). Stipules present. Leaves alternate, rarely subopposite or subwhorled. Inflorescence unisexual or bisexual. Male flowers: tepals 2-6 perianth 0; stamens 1-4. Female flowers: tepals 2-6 perianth 0; pistil 1; stigmas 1 or 2.

Worldwide: 38 genera and 1100 species, mostly in warm or tropical areas but with a few in temperate zones.

Malawi: 7 genera and 44 taxa.

Insects associated with this family:

Cyrestis camillus (African map or -porcelain)
Naroma varipes (Figtree moth)
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Links to genera:     View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family

GenusContent
Dorstenia L.Description
Ficus L.Description
Maclura Nutt.Description
Milicia SimDescription, Image
Morus L.Description, Image
Treculia Decne.Description, Image
Trilepisium ThouarsDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Moraceae:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Moraceae
Flora of Caprivi: Moraceae
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Moraceae
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Moraceae
Flora of Mozambique: Moraceae
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Moraceae
Flora of Zambia: Moraceae
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Moraceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Moraceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Moraceae

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Moraceae
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Moraceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Moraceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Moraceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Moraceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Moraceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Moraceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Moraceae
Wikipedia: Moraceae
Plants of the World Online: Moraceae
Tropicos: Moraceae



Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Family page: Moraceae.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=142, retrieved 19 March 2024

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