Ficus polita Vahl
subsp. brevipedunculata C.C.Berg

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Status: Native
Description:
Leaves oblong to subovate, with lateral nerves in 10−12 pairs.
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Worldwide distribution: This subspecies is confined to the submontane areas of south-west Tanzania, northern Malawi, just coming into Zambia on the Mafinga range on the Malawi border.
Malawi distribution: N
Growth form(s): Tree.
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Insects associated with this species: Courtella sp. (Pollinated by this insect)
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Literature:

Berg C.C. & Wiebes J.T. (1992). African fig trees and fig wasps. Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen. Amsterdam

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 Page 211.

Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 18. As Ficus polita

Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & White, F. (1990). New and noteworthy plants from the evergreen forests of Malawi Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 60(1/2) Pages 98 - 100. as Ficus polita (Includes a picture).

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ficus polita
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ficus polita
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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: Species information: Ficus polita subsp. brevipedunculata.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=210830, retrieved 8 November 2024

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