Ficus capreifolia
| River sandpaper fig | |
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| In Pretoria, South Africa | |
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. Sycidium |
| Species: | F. capreifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Ficus capreifolia | |
| Synonyms | |
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The river sandpaper fig (Ficus capreifolia) is a
Afrotropics. It is typically found around pans or flood plains, or along riparian fringes in tropical or subtropical savanna regions, but is absent from the tropical rainforest zone.[2] Despite its regular scrambling habit it may attain a height of 7 to 10 m (23 to 33 ft).[2]
The bark is pale and smooth, and the branches are slender.[3] Their rough-textured, pear-shaped, yellowish-green figs are up to 2 cm (0.79 in) in diameter and grow on short stalks from the leaf axils.[3] The elongate leaves are rough on both surfaces.
Gallery
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Fig in leaf axil -
Leaf shape
References
- ^ "Ficus capreifolia Delile, Synonyms". ThePlantList. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Ficus capreifolia Delile". African Plant Database. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ ISBN 0-620-17697-0.
External links
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