Ficus wakefieldii

Hutch.

Moraceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

A fig. It is a tree. It grows 25 m tall. It grows attached to other plants then becomes established in the soil. The crown is wide. The leaf twigs are 5-12 mm thick. The leaves are arranged in spirals. They are 6-23 cm long by 5-23 cm wide. They are oval or heart shaped. The figs are in pairs in the axils of leaves. They are about 2 cm across. They have dense white or yellow hairs.

Edible Uses

The figs are eaten as fruit.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows along rivers and near lakes. It is often on termite mounds and rocky places. It grows between 700-2,000 m altitude.

Where It Grows

Africa, Central Africa, Congo, East Africa, Kenya, South Africa, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia,

Cultivation

The pollinating wasp is Elisabethiella socotrensis (Mayr).

Also Known As

Ituntu, Lenga, Mlera, Ndera

References (7)

East African Herbarium records, 1981,
Flora Zambesiaca. http://apps.kew.org/efloras
Fowler, D. G., 2007, Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses. Kew. p 49
Johns, T., Mhoro, E. B. and Sanaya, P., 1996, Food Plants and Masticants of the Batemi of Ngorongoro District, Tanzania. Economic Botany, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp. 115-121
Kokwaro, J. O. and Johns. T., 1998, Luo Biological Dictionary. East African Educational Publishers. p 65

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