Ficus tesselata Warb.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Moraceae > Ficus

Characteristics

A fig. It is a large climbing shrub that grows attached to other plants. It can grow 8 m tall. The leaves are oblong and 10-22 cm long by 4-8 cm wide.
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Puberulous branchlets sharply angular when dry.
A bushy tree
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Growth form tree
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 7.81
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests along rivers. It grows up to 1,900 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

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Cultivation

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

Ficus tesselata world distribution map, present in Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, and Sierra Leone

Conservation status

Ficus tesselata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:853822-1
WFO ID wfo-0000690588
COL ID 6HZJD
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Synonyms

Ficus winkleri Ficus camptoneuroides Ficus tesselata