Ficus ilicina Sond.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Moraceae > Ficus

Characteristics

A fig. It is a small tree. It is about 4.5 m tall. It spreads sideways and clasps the rocks. The white trunk spreads over the rock surface. The branches are pale, long and thin. The leaves are carried at the ends of the branches. The leaves are dark and slender. They are smooth and thick. They are 2.5-10 cm long and 5 cm wide. The leaf base varies in shape. The leaves are carried on yellow or red stalks. These are about 1 cm long. The fruit are small and round. They are on short stalks either singly or in pairs. They are edible.
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Low-growing, evergreen or rarely deciduous, monoecious shrub or small tree, up to 5 m tall, roots and stems ± flattened, creeping over rocks, bark white. Leaves elliptic. Figs axillary, pedunculate, 5-8 mm diam., red when ripe.
Monoecious shrub or small tree to 5 m, roots usually flattened and plastered over rocks, bark white. Leaves elliptic. Figs axillary, pedunculate, 5-8 mm diam.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 5.0
Root system creeping-root
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Environment

A tropical plant. It mostly grows in rocky places. It grows in hot arid areas. It grows in semi-arid areas. It grows between 133-1,450 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places.
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Rock surfaces in dry areas at elevations around 1,300 metres.
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Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw as a snack.
Uses animal food dye environmental use food gene source material
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

The wasp pollinator is Elisabethiella enriquesi (Grandi).
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Images

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Distribution

Ficus ilicina world distribution map, present in Angola, Namibia, and South Africa

Conservation status

Ficus ilicina threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:853001-1
WFO ID wfo-0000688766
COL ID 6HX9G
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Urostigma ilicinum Ficus guerichiana Ficus ilicina