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Ficus capreifolia

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
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Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Internal ID UUID64401c5ea3c41878647051
Scientific name Ficus capreifolia
Authority Delile
First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 2, 20: 94 (1843)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Sycomorus capreifolia Walp. Ann. Bot. Syst. 3: 418 (1852)
Ficus antithetophylla Steud. ex A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 272. 1850
Ficus palustris Sim Forest Fl. Port. E. Afr. 99 (1909).
Ficus paolii Pamp. Bull. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1915: 15 (1915)
Ficus capreifolia var. ovatifolia Hutch. Fl. Trop. Afr. 6: 107 1916

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Language Common/alternative name
English sandpaper fig
Afrikaans skurwevyeboom
Bambara kɔtoronin

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Somalia
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
      • Caprivi Strip
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Namibia
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Burkina
      • Gambia
      • Ivory Coast
      • Nigeria
      • Senegal
      • Togo
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Congo

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000687680
Tropicos 21300838
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:852553-1
The Plant List kew-2809818
Open Tree Of Life 3907913
NCBI Taxonomy 1237584
IUCN Red List 146188318
IPNI 852553-1
iNaturalist 507292
GBIF 5930699
Freebase /m/0q3zm28
USDA GRIN 431788
Wikipedia Ficus_capreifolia

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Woody Species Composition, Structure, and Status of Regeneration in Pugnido Forest, Gambella Region, Western Ethiopia Masresha G, Melkamu Y, Mulu G Scientifica (Cairo) 04-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11008979
doi:10.1155/2024/3961434
PMID:38605976
Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches Mutie FM, Mbuni YM, Rono PC, Mkala EM, Nzei JM, Phumthum M, Hu GW, Wang QF Plants (Basel) 02-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10005506
doi:10.3390/plants12051145
PMID:36904005
Three New Eriophyid Mite Species from China (Acari: Eriophyidae) Hao KX, Lotfollahi P, Xue XF Insects 05-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9967555
doi:10.3390/insects14020159
PMID:36835728
Diet composition of the African manatee: Spatial and temporal variation within the Sanaga River Watershed, Cameroon Takoukam Kamla A, Gomes DG, Beck CA, Keith‐Diagne LW, Hunter ME, Francis‐Floyd R, Bonde RK Ecol Evol 02-Nov-2021
PMCID:PMC8601922
doi:10.1002/ece3.8254
PMID:34824793
Conservation of Wild Food Plants and Their Potential for Combatting Food Insecurity in Kenya as Exemplified by the Drylands of Kitui County Mutie FM, Rono PC, Kathambi V, Hu GW, Wang QF Plants (Basel) 12-Aug-2020
PMCID:PMC7464302
doi:10.3390/plants9081017
PMID:32806636
The potential role of GLUT4 transporters and insulin receptors in the hypoglycaemic activity of Ficus lutea acetone leaf extract Olaokun OO, McGaw LJ, Awouafack MD, Eloff JN, Naidoo V BMC Complement Altern Med 28-Jul-2014
PMCID:PMC4137081
doi:10.1186/1472-6882-14-269
PMID:25070239
Evaluation of the inhibition of carbohydrate hydrolysing enzymes, antioxidant activity and polyphenolic content of extracts of ten African Ficus species (Moraceae) used traditionally to treat diabetes Olaokun OO, McGaw LJ, Eloff JN, Naidoo V BMC Complement Altern Med 04-May-2013
PMCID:PMC3665600
doi:10.1186/1472-6882-13-94
PMID:23641947

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