Ficus craterostoma

Ficus craterostoma, a species of strangler fig, is a fig shrub or tree of the Afrotropics that may grow up to 20 m tall. It is found in lowland tropical and swamp forests in the west, or in afromontane forests, including rocky situations, along Africa's eastern escarpments. The western and eastern populations may constitute separate species, as they occur at different altitudes where their ranges meet in central Africa, while they seem to have exclusive pollinating wasp species.

Ficus craterostoma
In Pretoria, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Subgenus: F. subg. Urostigma
Species:
F. craterostoma
Binomial name
Ficus craterostoma
Synonyms
  • F. anomani Hutch.
  • F. furcata var. angustifolia De Wild.
  • F. luteola De Wild.
  • F. mutantifolia Hutch.
  • F. pilosula De Wild.
  • F. rubropunctata De Wild.
  • F. ruwenzoriensis De Wild.
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