Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
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Taxon
Ficus thonningii
Common name:
Gewone wildevy, Gewone wurgvy, Bark-cloth fig, Common wild fig, Strangler fig, umBombe
Family:
Moraceae (Mulberry)
Synonym:
Ficus burkei
Distribution:
Africa
IUCN Red list:
Not evaluated
National red list:
Least Concern
Comments:
If you cut open a fresh fig, individual fruit will appear as fleshy "threads", each bearing a single seed inside. Seed dispersal is achieved by bats.
Links:
Wikipedia
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World Agro Forestry
Locations
1:
Bonsai/Penjing collection
(Bonsai)
• Accession: 2012-42/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
Area
Individual