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Berg, C.C. (1991) Moraceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6)
Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003) Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, South Africa
Trees, shrubs or herbs (Dorstenia only), dioecious or monoecious; sap milky, very occasionally watery (e.g. in Ficus capreifolia). Stipules present. Leaves alternate, rarely subopposite or subwhorled. Inflorescence unisexual or bisexual. Male flowers: tepals 2-6 perianth 0; stamens 1-4. Female flowers: tepals 2-6 perianth 0; pistil 1; stigmas 1 or 2. Worldwide: 38 genera and 1100 species, mostly in warm or tropical areas but with a few in temperate zones. Malawi: 2 cultivated genera and 2 cultivated taxa. Insects associated with this family:
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