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The Pondoland fig (Ficus bizanae) is a species of fig that is endemic to forests of coastal South Africa,[2] where it is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Pondoland fig
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Subgenus: F. subg. Urostigma
Species:
F. bizanae
Binomial name
Ficus bizanae
Hutch. & Burtt Davy

Their figs are borne on old wood, in small clusters on stumpy branchlets.[3] Their leaves have entire margins, usually have rounded bases, and sometimes have acuminate tips.[3] It is pollinated by Courtella wasps.[2]

The Heart-leaved fig, Ficus polita, is a similar forest species, but is distributed towards the north.


References


  1. Hilton-Taylor, C. et al. (1998). "Ficus bizanae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T34954A9900711. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34954A9900711.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. van Noort, Simon; Rasplus, Jean-Yves. "Ficus bizanae Hutchinson & Burtt-Davyi 1921". Figweb. Iziko Museums. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  3. Palmer, Eve (1977). A Field Guide to the Trees of Southern Africa. London, Johannesburg: Collins. p. 89. ISBN 0-620-05468-9.


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