Ficus amadiensis De Wild.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Moraceae > Ficus

Characteristics

Tree up to ± 15 m. tall, (? secondarily) terrestrial.. Leafy twigs ± 5–10 mm. thick, white puberulous, periderm not flaking off.. Leaves in spirals; lamina ± coriaceous, oblong to elliptic, ovate or lanceolate, sometimes ± obovate, (4–)7–17 × (2–)3–8.5 cm., apex obtuse to rounded, base obtuse to ± cordate, margin entire; both surfaces glabrous; lateral veins (8–)10–15 pairs; tertiary venation reticulate, but towards the midrib tendingto parallel the lateral veins; petiole (1–)1.5–5.5(–7) cm. long, 1.5–2.5 mm. thick; stipules 0.5–1.5 cm. long, outside glabrous, puberulous or partly pubescent, inside in the lower part densely pubescent, subpersistent.. Figs in pairs in the leaf-axils, sessile, initially in calyptrate buds up to ± 1 cm. long, splitting into 2 persistent scales, pubescent to puberulous outside, white pubescent to villous inside; basal bracts 1.5–2 mm. long, persistent.. Receptacle ± globose, 1.2–2 cm. in diameter when dry; wall wrinkled when dry.
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A tree. It grows 15 m tall. The leaves are in spirals.
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Growth form tree
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 15.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food gene source
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 15 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Distribution

Ficus amadiensis world distribution map, present in Burundi, Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Conservation status

Ficus amadiensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:583182-1
WFO ID wfo-0000687269
COL ID 6HW4T
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Synonyms

Ficus amadiensis Ficus kitubalu Ficus ndola Ficus calotropis