Ficus lutea
Dahomey Rubbertree, Giant Leaved Fig
Other regional names: Lagos Rubbertree +2 more
- Lagos Rubbertree
- Vogel's Fig
- West African Rubbertree
Also known as: Ficus akaie De Wild. +16 more
- Ficus akaie De Wild.
- Ficus akaie DeWild.
- Ficus apodocephala Baker
- Ficus arimensis Britton
- Ficus baronii Baker
- Ficus cabrae Warb.
- Ficus holstii Warb.
- Ficus incognita De Wild.
- Ficus incognita DeWild.
- Ficus kaba De Wild.
- Ficus kaba DeWild.
- Ficus lanigera Warb.
- Ficus nautarum Baker
- Ficus nekbudu Warb.
- Ficus neumannii Cels ex K.Koch & C.D.Bouché
- Ficus pseudovogelii A.Chev.
- Ficus quebeba Welw. ex Ficalho
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Moraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Ficus lutea (commonly known as Dahomey rubbertree or Giant-leaved Fig) is a tree within the Moraceae family. It originates in Africa. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Macaronesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Aldabra, Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Chagos Archipelago, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago