Ficus conraui Warb.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Moraceae > Ficus

Characteristics

Treelet or shrub, sometimes lianescent, hemi-epiphytic.. Leafy twigs 2–4 mm. thick, glabrous or puberulous, periderm not flaking off.. Leaves in spirals; lamina coriaceous, oblong to lanceolate, subobovate or elliptic, (6–)10–20(–28) × (2–)3.5–7 cm., apex acuminate, base acute to rounded, margin entire; both surfaces glabrous; lateral veins 8–11 pairs, the lower ones relatively small, tertiary venation reticulate; petiole 0.8–4.5 cm. long, 1–2 mm. thick, epiderm flaking off when dry or not; stipules (0.5–)1–2.5 cm. long, basally connate, glabrous, ± persistent.. Figs in pairs or solitary in the leaf-axils, sessile; basal bracts 2–4 mm. long, persistent.. Receptacle subglobose to obovoid or sometimes subpyriform, 2–3 cm. in diameter when fresh, (0.5–) 1.5–2.5 cm. when dry, glabrous or subhispid, verrucose or smooth, at maturity greenish with reddish spots or warts or partly reddish; wall 1–4 mm. thick when dry.
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A fig. It is a shrub that grows attached to other plants. It can be strangling or a liane. It can develop into a small tree. It grows 5 m tall. The leaves are narrowly oval. They are 6-28 cm long by 2-7 cm wide.
Obtusely angular smooth branchlets nearly covered large persistent stipules
Leaves prominently reticulate with whitish veins below.
An epiphytic shrub or tree
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Growth form tree
Growth support hemiepiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 5.0
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in dense evergreen forest. It grows up to 1,400 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Uses environmental use food material
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

The pollinating wasp is Agaon kiellandi Wiebes.
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Germination duration (days) 15 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Distribution

Ficus conraui world distribution map, present in Angola, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda

Conservation status

Ficus conraui threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:852655-1
WFO ID wfo-0000687901
COL ID 6HVPR
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Synonyms

Ficus conraui Ficus praticola Ficus stipulifera Ficus sessilis