Ficus abutilifolia

The Large-leaved rock fig (Ficus abutilifolia) is a species of African rock-splitting[2] fig that occurs in two disjunct regions, one population north, and another south of the equator. The two populations are pollinated by different fig wasps, and are morphologically distinct.[3] It is named for the similarity of its broadly ovate leaves to that of Abutilon.[2] It is virtually restricted to cliff faces and rock outcrops, and is easily recognized from its large, glabrous leaves and smooth, pale bark.

Large-leaved rock fig
In Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Moraceae
Genus:
Ficus
Species:
F. abutilifolia
Binomial name
Ficus abutilifolia
(Miq.) Miq.
Synonyms
  • F. soldanella Warb.
  • Urostigma abutilifolium Miq.[1]

Species associations

Nigeriella fusciceps Wiebes is the pollinating wasp for the northern population, and Elisabethiella comptoni Wiebes pollinates the southern population.[2][3] Philocaenus rotundus is an associated but non-pollinating wasp.[3]

  • Roots on granite, Kruger National Park
  • Branches and roots, Magaliesberg
  • Bark texture
  • Foliage of a southern specimen
  • Foliage of a northern specimen
  • Fig arrangement

References
  1. "Ficus abutilifolia (Miq.) Miq., Synonyms". ThePlantList. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  2. Burring, Jan. "Ficus abutilifolia (Miq.) Miq". PlantZAfrica.com. SANBI. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  3. van Noort, S., Rasplus, J. "Ficus abutilifolia (Miquel) Miquel 1867". Figweb. Iziko Museums. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.

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