Ficus sycomorus L., Sp. Pl. 1059 1753. (syn: Ficus aspera hort. ex Steud.; Ficus aspera f. parcellii (H.J.Veitch ex Cogn. & Marchal) J.E.Burrows; Ficus cocculifolia Baker; Ficus coronata Spin ex Colla; Ficus glandulosa hort. ex G.Don; Ficus parcellii H.J.Veitch ex Cogn. & Marchal; Ficus scabra Sim; Ficus turbinata Willd.; Sycomorus antiquorum Gasp.); S-Tibesti, South Africa (Transvaal, KwaZulu-Natal), Swaziland, Botswana, Mauritania, Senegal, ?Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, South Sudan, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia, NE-D.R. Congo (Zaire), Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Comores (Mayotte, etc.), ?Bahrain, Oman (Dhofar, Mascat & Oman), Saudi Arabia (Hejaz, Asir), Yemen (Aden Desert, SW-Yemen, Tihama, W-Yemen), S-Egypt as per Catalogue of Life; Taken near deoprayag on 14.3.8 Locally people refer to it as anjeer, which I believe stands for a fig. The leaves are unlike a goolar would appreciate id help The tree looks like sycomore fig! Ficus sycomorus, commonly known as clustured fig, a most important tree in Africa for its wildlife support. Any how, an element of about its identification exists as I am not able to get a clear picture of the foliage etc. Can you post pictures of its foliage? I think … is correct. See the link This is unfortunately the only shot of foliage that I have (the foliage in any case was less than the prominent fruits). I am reposting it after some reprocessing Looks like Ficus sycomorus. Need to be verified physically.
Plants From Australia 2018:: Ficus aspera cv. parcellii-NS April 2020-34 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) This was recorded from RBG, Sydney.. Was labelled as Ficus aspera cv. Parcellii… Catalogue of Life gives Ficus aspera f. parcellii (H.J.Veitch ex Cogn. & Marchal) J.E.Burrows as a syn. of Ficus sycomorus subsp. sycomorus I think this may be correct name. Ficus aspera G.Forst. (Accepted name @ TPL and http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/d0de7eb8ecedc96cc343f54d237fbb25) This is Ficus aspera f. parcellii (H.J.Veitch ex Cogn. & Marchal) J.E.Burrows Catalogue of Life gives Ficus aspera f. parcellii (H.J.Veitch ex Cogn. & Marchal) J.E.Burrows as a syn. of Ficus sycomorus subsp. sycomorus
Ficus Species For ID : Nasik : 240116 : AK-4 : 04/04 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) An old picture of Ficus Species seen at a plant nursery in Nasik on 21st March, 2012. Fruit resembles our Common Fig, but the leaves are different. A small, potted plant. It is looking a cultivated Ficus species. I will check the name. This is a cultivated ornamental variety of Ficus. As per image morphological characters it should be Ficus aspera G.Forst. (Moraceae) Also known as Mosaic Fig. Native to Pacific: Vanuatu Catalogue of Life gives Ficus aspera f. parcellii (H.J.Veitch ex Cogn. & Marchal) J.E.Burrows as a syn. of Ficus sycomorus subsp. sycomorus I think this may be the correct name. References: |
Ficus sycomorus (Cultivated)
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