Moraceae
Ficus

Ficus sycomorus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1059 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Africa to Syria. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Palestine, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Berg, C.C. & Hijman, M.E.E. (1989). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Moraceae: 1-95.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Launert, E. & Cope, G.V. (eds.) (1991). Flora Zambesiaca 9(6): 1-135. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) in Thulin, M. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Somalia 2: 1-303. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 3: 1-89. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Quézel, P. (1958). Mission Botanique au Tibesti: 1-357. Université d'Alger.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) in Thulin, M. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Somalia 2: 1-303. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by I. Friis [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Aweke in Meded. Landb. Wageningen 79-3: 72, fig. 18 (1979).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 321 (1961).
  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 2: 263, fig. 92 (1952).
  • F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 30, t. 6B (1962).
  • Hutch. in Flora of Tropical Africa 6(2): 95 (1916).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 355 (1949).
  • L., Sp. Pl.: 1059 (1753).
  • Mildbr. & Burret in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 46: 191 (1911).
  • Peter, Flora von Deutsch-Ostafrika 2: 90 (1932).
  • Troupin, Fl. Pl. Lign. Rwanda: 449 (1982).
  • W.J. Eggeling, Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate, ed. 2: 260 (1952).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2022 Rieder, C. [306] Guinea K000010795 No
Jan 1, 2022 Rieder, C.; Camara, M. [121] Guinea K000010585 No
Jan 1, 1983 Sim, T., R. [5644] Mozambique K000243368 Type Yes
Ash [384] Ethiopia K:SPC-33268.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [1215] Zambia K005173667 Yes
Richards, H.M. [13107] Zambia K:SPC-22752.000 No
Baron, R. [4660] Madagascar K000243428 Unknown Type Material Yes
Verdcourt, B. [1532] Kenya K:SPC-22921.000 No
Angus, A. [288] Zambia K005173657 Yes
Erens, J. [328] Botswana K000489681 No
Boiteau [347] Comoros K005455169 Yes
Baron, R. [4885] Madagascar K000243427 Unknown Type Material Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [13684A] Zambia K005173654 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [5534] Zimbabwe K005173678 Yes
Pope, G.V. [337] Botswana K000489683 No
Phiri, P.S.M. [1954] Zambia K005173661 Yes
Richards, M. [14805] Botswana K000489680 No
Son, F., van [26949] Botswana K000489689 No
Baron, R. [4965] Madagascar K000243429 Unknown Type Material Yes
Egypt K:SPC-80246.000 No
Eden Foundation [138] Niger K001598833 Yes
Andrews, P.; Bamford, M.; Njau, E.; Leliyo, G. [EN 660] Tanzania K001769761 Yes
White, F. [2922] Zambia K005173664 Yes
Smith, P. [56] Botswana K000489685 No
Pardy, A.A. [P99/33] Zimbabwe K005173670 Yes
Humblot, L. [164] Madagascar K000243430 Unknown Type Material No
Pignal; Rouhan, G.; Ibrahim, Y. [3433] Comoros K005455173 Yes
Sangster, R.G. [512] Uganda K:SPC-16920.000 No
Pope, G. [644] Zimbabwe K005173671 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [282] Zambia K005173658 Yes
Mitchell, B.L. [2919] Zambia K005173666 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [1215] Zambia K005173656 Yes
Hutton (Mr) [s.n.] K005455168 Yes
Orpen, F.L. [50/54] Zimbabwe K005173677 Yes
s.coll. [8072] Zimbabwe K005173673 Yes
Moubray, D.M. [C] Zimbabwe K005173679 Yes
White, F. [2208] Zambia K005173665 Yes
Mott, P.J. [1065] Botswana K000489687 No
Rogers, F.A. (Rev.) [8204] Zimbabwe K005173655 Yes
Tattersall, I. [13] Comoros K005455172 Yes
Moubray, D.M. [H] Zimbabwe K005173675 Yes
Story, R. [4811] Botswana K000489682 No
Fullwood, C. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K005173676 Yes
Read, J.G. [2] Zimbabwe K005173674 Yes
Angus, A. [772A] Zambia K005173659 Yes
Angus, A. [698] Zambia K005173660 Yes
Phillipson, P. [1722] Madagascar K005455170 Yes
Labat, J.N.; Pascal, O. [2938] Mayotte K005455167 Yes
White, F. [1832] Zambia K005173663 Yes
Smith, P. [56] Botswana K000489686 No
Tattersall [7] Comoros K005455171 Yes
Müller, T. [4] Zimbabwe K005173680 Yes
Smith, P. [56] Botswana K000489684 No
Phipps, J.B. [2246] Zimbabwe K005173681 Yes
Berg, C.C.; Campbell, B.M. [1352] Zimbabwe K005173683 Yes
Angus, A. [1026] Zambia K005173669 Yes
White, F. [2185] Zambia K005173668 Yes
Nkomo, S.F. [2] Zimbabwe K005173682 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [13176] Zambia K005173662 Yes
Long, D.G.; Rae, D.A.H. [226] Botswana K000489688 No
Biegel; Pope; Russell [4092] Botswana K005173672 Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [1650] Madagascar K000243431 Type Yes
Dubois, R. [111] Mali Ficus gnaphalocarpa K000386630 No
Sihvonen, J. [204] Burkina Faso Ficus gnaphalocarpa K000386629 No
Hepper, F.N. [4192] Chad Ficus sycomorus subsp. gnaphalocarpa K:SPC-43836.000 No
Goyder, D.J.; Maiato, F. [9147] Angola Ficus sycomorus subsp. gnaphalocarpa K001636122 Yes
Kotschy [518] Ethiopia Ficus sycomorus subsp. gnaphalocarpa K000243282 Type Yes
Kotschy [518] Ethiopia Ficus sycomorus subsp. gnaphalocarpa K000243281 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/