Ficus sycomorus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Moraceae
Tribus: Ficeae
Genus: Ficus
Species: Ficus sycomorus

Name

Ficus sycomorus L., 1763

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Ficus chanas Forssk. in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 219 (1775)
- Ficus cocculifolia Baker in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 521 (1887)
- Ficus cocculifolia subsp. sakalavarum (Baker) H.Perrier & Leandri in Fl. Madagasc. 55: 44 (1952)
- Ficus cocculifolia var. sakalavarum (Baker) H.Perrier in Arch. Bot. Bull. Mens. 2: 146 (1928)
- Ficus comorensis Warb. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 152 (1894)
- Ficus damarensis Engl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10: 5 (1888)
- Ficus gnaphalocarpa (Miq.) Steud. ex Miq. in London J. Bot. 7: 113 (1848)
- Ficus integrifolia Sim in Forest Fl. Port. E. Afr.: 101 (1909), nom. illeg.
- Ficus sakalavarum Baker in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 523 (1887)
- Ficus scabra Sim in Forest Fl. Port. E. Afr.: 102 (1909), nom. illeg.
- Ficus sycomorus subsp. gnaphalocarpa (Miq.) C.C.Berg in Adansonia, n.s., 20: 272 (1980)
- Ficus trachyphylla (Fenzl ex Miq.) Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 295 (1867)
- Sycomorus antiquorum Gasp. in Ric. Caprifico: 86 (1845)
- Sycomorus gnaphalocarpa Miq. in London J. Bot. 7: 113 (1848)
- Sycomorus rigida Miq. in J. Bot. 7: 110 (1848)
- Sycomorus trachyphyllus Fenzl ex Miq. in London J. Bot. 7: 110 (1848)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt
- Macaronesia
  - Cape Verde.
- West Tropical Africa
  - Benin, Burkina, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, Senegal, Togo.
- West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, Rwanda, Zaïre.
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan.
- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Southern Africa
  - Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces.
- Western Indian Ocean
  - Comoros, Madagascar.
Asia-Temperate
- Western Asia
  - Lebanon-Syria, Palestine.
- Arabian Peninsula
  - Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1059. Reference page.

Additional references

Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2013. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 5: Dicotyledoneae: Oleaceae – Zygophyllaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0128-5, 451 pp. PDF Reference page.
Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page.
Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. 2008. Plants of Angola / Plantas de Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1–279. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 978-1-919976-45-7. PDF. Reference page. [see page 122 (as Ficus sycomorus subsp. gnaphalocarpa)]
Govaerts, R.H.A. 2001. World Checklist of Seed Plants. Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919 [unavailable to the public]. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Ficus sycomorus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 28. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2024. Ficus sycomorus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 27. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Ficus sycomorus. Published online. Accessed: March 27 2024.
Tropicos.org 2024. Ficus sycomorus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 March 2024.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ficus sycomorus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

العربية: جُمَّيْز
English: sycamore fig
suomi: Sykomori, sykomoriviikuna
français: Figuier sycomore
עברית: שקמה
hts: Hogoyo-ko
magyar: Szikomorfa, szikomorfüge
italiano: Sicomoro
日本語: エジプトイチジク
Gĩkũyũ: Mũkũyũ
mas: Olng'aboli
Nederlands: Wilde vijgenboom
polski: Figowiec sykomora