Ficus polita

Heart-leaved fig
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. 1 2 van Noort, Simon; Rasplus, Jean-Yves. "Ficus polita polita Vahl 1805". Figweb. Iziko Museums. Retrieved 2 March 2015.

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