Ficus abutilifolia, the large-leaved rock fig,[1] is a species of African rock-splitting[3] fig that occurs in two disjunct regions, one population north, and another south of the equator. The two populations are pollinated by different fig wasps, and are morphologically distinct.[4] It is named for the similarity of its broadly ovate leaves to that of Abutilon.[3] It is virtually restricted to cliff faces and rock outcrops, and is easily recognized from its large, glabrous leaves and smooth, pale bark.
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| In Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Subgenus: | F. subg. Urostigma |
| Species: | F. abutilifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Ficus abutilifolia (Miq.) Miq.
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Species associations
editNigeriella fusciceps Wiebes is the pollinating wasp for the northern population, and Elisabethiella comptoni Wiebes pollinates the southern population.[3][4] Philocaenus rotundus is an associated but non-pollinating wasp.[4]
Gallery
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Foliage of a southern specimen -
Foliage of a northern specimen -
Fig arrangement -
Bark texture -
Roots on granite, Kruger National Park -
Branches and roots, Magaliesberg
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References
edit- ^ a b Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2020). "Ficus abutilifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T146435124A146451622. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T146435124A146451622.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Ficus abutilifolia (Miq.) Miq., Synonyms". ThePlantList. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ a b c Burring, Jan. "Ficus abutilifolia (Miq.) Miq". PlantZAfrica.com. SANBI. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ a b c van Noort, S., Rasplus, J. "Ficus abutilifolia (Miquel) Miquel 1867". Figweb. Iziko Museums. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
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External links
edit- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Ficus abutilifolia". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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