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Ficus capreifolia

Ficus capreifolia

About

The River sandpaper fig (Ficus capreifolia) is a fig shrub or small tree of the western and eastern Afrotropics. It is typically found around pans or flood plains, or along riparian fringes in tropical or subtropical savanna regions, but is absent from the tropical rainforest zone. Despite its regular scrambling habit it may attain a height of 7 to 10 m.

Family
Moraceae

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Ficus capreifolia
Slug
ficus-capreifolia
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Moraceae
Genus
Ficus
Species
capreifolia
Wikidata QID
Q5446599
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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