Ficus glumosa

Mountain fig
In Pretoria, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species: F. glumosa
Binomial name
Ficus glumosa
Delile
Synonyms
  • F. barbata Warb.
  • F. durandiana Warb.
  • F. glumosoides Hutch.
  • F. gombariensis De Wild.
  • F. kitaba De Wild.
  • F. montana Sim
  • F. rehmannii Warb.
  • F. rubicunda (Miq.) Miq.
  • F. rukwaensis Warb.
  • F. sonderi Miq.[1]

The mountain fig (Ficus glumosa) is an Afrotropical fig shrub or tree, growing up to 20 m tall. It is found over a range of altitudes and broken terrain types, including kopjes, outcrops, escarpments and lava flows,[2] or in woodlands. It is for the greater part absent from the tropical rainforest zone, or the dry interior regions of Botswana, Namibia and South Africa.

Spirally arranged leaves

A methanol extract from the leaves has been shown to be effective against diarrhea which may explain the use of the plant in traditional medicine.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Ficus glumosa Delile, Synonyms". ThePlantList. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Ficus glumosa Delile". African Plant Database. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Tanko, Y; et al. (2012). "The effect of methanol leaves extract of Ficus Glumosa on gastrointestinal motility and on castor oil induced diarrhea in laboratory animals" (PDF). J. Nat. Prod. Plant Resour. 2 (3): 360–367. Retrieved 21 January 2013.

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