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Large leaf Rock fig

Ficus abutilifolia

Description:

Ficus abutilifolia is a small to medium-sized, deciduous to semi-deciduous tree up to 15 m high, though it seldom exceeds 5 m. The bark is whitish to yellowish white and smooth, powdery or somewhat flaking, and it is this conspicuous bark that is immediately apparent. The trunk is usually twisted or contorted, the branchlets stout and glabrous (lacking hairs) and marked with leaf and stipular scars.

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1 Comment

StevenCumming
StevenCumming 11 years ago

Hi this is a large leaf rock fig

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Limpopo, South Africa

Spotted on Nov 9, 2011
Submitted on Aug 9, 2012

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