Ficus tettensis Hutch.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Moraceae > Ficus

Characteristics

Leaves spirally arranged; lamina subreniform to cordate, 1.5–11.5 x 2–12 cm., subcoriaceous; apex short acuminate or subacute to rounded; base cordate; margin subentire or irregularly crenate; superior surface ± densely hirtellous to pubescent, often somewhat scabrous, inferior surface hirtellous, subtomentose on the veins; venation prominent beneath, lateral veins 3–5(6) pairs, the basal pair branched, ending at the margin above the middle of the lamina; tertiary venation reticulate orpartly scalariform; petiole 0.5–3(5.5) cm. long, 1–2 mm. thick, epidermis not flaking off; stipules 2–6 mm. long, almost as wide as long, apex rounded, white to brownish pubescent, caducous.
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A small sturdy fig. It is a shrub. It grows up to 5-7 m high. The bark is white or very pale grey. The stem and roots are often plastered over the rock face. The leaves are small and kidney shaped. They are 2-5 cm long. They are densely velvety. Underneath is pale grey. The base of lobed and the edges are wavy. The leaf stalk is 2.5 cm long. The figs are 10 mm across and hairy. They occur singly or in pairs in the axils of leaves. They are green to reddish when ripe.
Small tree, up to 7 m high. Leaves heart-shaped, usually broader than long, densely hairy on both surfaces. Figs sessile, hairy, up to 10 mm in diameter, red when ripe.
Figs in the leaf axils, subsessile or on peduncles up to 2 mm. long, basal bracts 2–3 mm. long, caducous.
Leafy twigs 2–6 mm. thick, white hirtellous to pubescent, periderm of older parts flaking off when dry.
Receptacle subglobose, 0.5–1 cm. in diam. when dry, densely white puberulous to hirtellous.
Tree up to 6 m. tall, or shrub, mostly epilithic; bark of the trunk orange-yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.0 - 7.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It occurs on and in rocks. It can grow in arid places. In Zimbabwe it grows up to 1,310 m above sea level.
Light -
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Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

The pollinator wasp is Nigeriella excavata Compton.
Mode -
Germination duration (days) 15 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Images

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Distribution

Ficus tettensis world distribution map, present in Botswana, Mozambique, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Ficus tettensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:584178-1
WFO ID wfo-0000690590
COL ID 6HZJH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ficus smutsii Ficus tettensis