Ficus lingua De Wild. & T. Durand
subsp. depauperata (Sim) C.C. Berg

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Tissadze River 250 m upstream from Via Lavu crossing, N side

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Inhamitanga Forest Reserve, Cheringoma

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Synonyms:	Ficus depauperata Sim
Common names:
Frequency:	Rare in Malawi
Status:	Native
Description:	Small to medium-sized tree, usually as a strangler,rarely on rocks or as a terrestrial. Aerial roots or root suckers absent. Bark smooth, pale creamy-grey. Leaves spirally arranged, oblanceolate, 2-6 cm long, bright to dark green above, paler beneath, thinly textured,hairless on both surfaces; margin entire; petiole 3-7 mm long. Stipules 4 mm long. Fruit axillary, usually in pairs, 4-7 mm in diameter, yellow, orange to reddish when ripe; peduncles 2-4 mm long, minutely hairy.
Notes:	The only known specimen in the extreme southern Shire Valley unfortunately no longer exists.
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Habitat:	Low-altitude sand forest.
Altitude range:	Up to 250 m
Flowering time:	Mar-May
Worldwide distribution:	Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal South Africa.
Malawi distribution:	S
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Content last updated:	Monday 11 September 2017
Literature:	Berg, C.C. (1991). Moraceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6) Page 66. as Ficus lingua Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003). Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, South Africa Pages 200 - 203. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 89. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 144. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 89. as Ficus lingua

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