Ficus abutilifolia Miq.

Tree up to 15 m. tall, terrestrial (often epilithic).. Leafy twigs 6–10 mm. thick, glabrous or yellowish to white tomentose, tomentellous or puberulous, periderm often flaking off when dry.. Leaves in spirals; lamina ± coriaceous, cordiform to broadly ovate or subreniform, 6–17 × 5–18 cm., apex shortly acuminate to subacute, obtuse or rounded, base cordate, margin entire; upper surface glabrous or with sparse hairs on the main veins, lower surface puberulous to subtomentellous, sometimes only in the axils of the lateral veins (or occasionally glabrous); lateral veins 7–9 pairs, the basal pair branched, reaching the margin at or above the middle of the lamina, tertiary venation partly scalariform; petiole 2–10(–18) cm. long, 2–4 mm. thick, epiderm not flaking off; stipules 0.5–2 cm. long, puberulous or glabrous, caducous.. Figs in pairs in the leaf-axils or just below the leaves; peduncle 0.3–1.5 cm. long; basal bracts 3–3.5 mm. long, free parts caducous.. Receptacle subglobose, obovoid or ellipsoid, 1.2–2 cm. in diameter when fresh, 0.5–1.5 cm. when dry, sparsely minutely puberulous, reddish or yellowish at maturity.

It is a tropical and subtropical plant. It normally grows over rock outcrops in full sun. It is damaged by frost. It grows in dry areas. It can grow in arid places. It grows in savannah and is often on rocky sites. It grows from cracks and crevices and splits the rocks. In Zimbabwe it grows up to 1,360 m above sea level. It suits hardiness zones 9-12.

The fruit are eaten raw. Figs can be dried and stored. Leaves are occasionally eaten. Aerial roots are eaten.

Plants can be grown from seeds or cuttings. The seeds are small and need to be mixed with sand for sowing. Fresh seeds should be used. Seedlings transplant well. The pollinating wasps are Nigeriella fusciceps Wiebes and Elisabethiella comptoni Wiebes.