Ficus katendei is a rare species of fig in the family Moraceae native to southwest Uganda.[1][2] Discovered in 1998, it is named after a Mr. Katende of Makerere University who was the original specimen collector.[3] It is listed as one of the world's 100 most threatened species by the IUCN. Like many figs, it initially grows as an epiphyte and then later develops in to a freestanding tree, and inhabits riparian forest as well as lower montane forest.[3]
| Ficus katendei | |
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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. katendei
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| Binomial name | |
| Ficus katendei Verdc.
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References
edit- ^ "Ficus katendei Verdc. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
- ^ "IPNI Plant Name Details". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
- ^ a b Verdcourt, B. (1998). "A New Species of Ficus (Moraceae) from Uganda". Kew Bulletin. 53 (1): 233–236. doi:10.2307/4110464. JSTOR 4110464.
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