Ficus polita
Heart-leaved fig | |
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In Pretoria, South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Moraceae |
Genus: | Ficus |
Species: | F. polita |
Binomial name | |
Ficus polita Vahl, 1805 | |
The Heart-leaved fig (Ficus polita) is a species of fig that is native to the African tropics, the East African coast and Madagascar.[1] The pollinating wasp is Courtella bekiliensis bekiliensis (Risbec) in Madagascar, and C. b. bispinosa (Wiebes) on the African mainland.[1]
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References
- 1 2 van Noort, Simon; Rasplus, Jean-Yves. "Ficus polita polita Vahl 1805". Figweb. Iziko Museums. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
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