Ficus tremula
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| Ficus tremula | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Species: | F. tremula |
| Binomial name | |
| Ficus tremula | |
Ficus tremula is an hemi-epiphytic species within the family Moraceae. It is pollinated by the fig wasp, Courtella wardi.[1]
Ficus tremula has three subspecies:[2]
- Ficus tremula subsp. acuta (De Wild.) C.C.Berg
- Ficus tremula subsp. kimuenzensis (Warb.) C.C.Berg
- Ficus tremula subsp. tremula
Description
Ficus tremula is hemi-epiphytic shrub or tree that can reach 10 metres (33 ft) tall with leafy and greyish stems. Leaves are arranged spirally, the length of the petiole ranges from 0.7–4.5 centimetres (0.3–1.8 in) while the stipule's range is 2–10 millimetres (0.08–0.39 in).[3] Leaflets are oblong to elliptical in shape, about 2–11 centimetres (0.8–4.3 in) long and 1–5 centimetres (0.4–2.0 in) wide with a margin that is entire. The leaf texture is letherly to papery with a rounded or cordate base and a subacute to acuminate apex.[3]
Its figs are borne in fascicles, are elliptic to globular in shape and yellowish to green in color when ripe, they can reach up to 2 centimetres (0.8 in) in diameter.[4]