Ficus lutea
African cloth-bark tree; Giant-leaved Fig
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | African cloth-bark tree; Giant-leaved Fig | |
| Other names |
Origin
| States and Territories | South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Comores (Mayotte, etc.); Namibia; Cape Verde Isl.; São Tomé; Aldabra Isl.; Seychelles; Comores; Madagascar; Senegal; Gambia; Mali; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Chad; Equatorial Guinea; Burkina Faso; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; South Sudan; SW-Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; NW-Angola; Malawi; Mozambique; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; SW-Ethiopia; Yemen (Tihama, Inner Hadhramaut, W-Yemen); Puerto Rico [I]; Hispaniola [I]; Panama [I]; Trinidad [I]; Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I]) | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Rosales | |||
| Family | Moraceae | |||
| Genus | Ficus | |||
| Species | lutea | |||
| Author citation | Vahl | |||
| Scientific name | Ficus lutea Vahl | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Appearances
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Sap
, Sap , ©Dennis Wilson