Ficus glumosa, also known as the Mountain or Hairy Rock Fig, is a shrub or tree found in the Afrotropical region. It can grow up to 20 m tall and is commonly found in a variety of terrains such as kopjes, outcrops, and woodlands. However, it is absent in tropical rainforests and dry interior regions of Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. The plant is easily identified by its spirally arranged leaves, cream-colored flaking bark, and densely covered branchlets. Its leaves are broadly elliptical and have three veins from the base, with raised veins on the underside. The figs of this plant are small, hairy, and red when ripe, and are a favorite food for birds, bats, antelope, monkeys, and baboons.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Urostigma glumosum	Miq.	London J. Bot. 6: 552 (1847)
Urostigma rubicundum	Miq.	London J. Bot. 6: 553 (1847)
Urostigma fazokelense	Miq.	London J. Bot. 6: 552 (1847)
Sycomorus hirsuta	Sond.	Linnaea 23: 137 (1850)
Ficus barbata	Warb.	Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20(1-2): 168. 1894 [16 Nov 1894]
Ficus durandiana	Warb.	Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot. , sér. 6, 1: 18 (1904)
Ficus fazokelensis	Miq.	Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 288 (1867)
Ficus glumosa var. glaberrima	Martelli	Fl. Bogos. 76 1886
Ficus glumosoides	Hutch.	Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915: 336 (1915)
Ficus gombariensis	De Wild.	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 199 (1913)
Ficus kitaba	De Wild.	Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 52: 215 (1914)
Ficus montana	Sim	Forest Fl. Port. E. Afr. 101 (1909).
Ficus rehmannii	Warb.	Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 51: 136 (1906)
Ficus rubicunda	Miq.	Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 289 (1867)
Ficus rukwaensis	Warb.	Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 295 (1901)
Ficus sonderi	Miq.	Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 295. 1867

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Language	Common/alternative name
Afrikaans	harige rotsvy
Bambara	nsɛrɛbilen
Chinese	颖果榕

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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Africa click to expand
- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya
  - Tanzania
  - Uganda
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad
  - Djibouti
  - Eritrea
  - Ethiopia
  - Somalia
  - Sudan
- South Tropical Africa
  - Angola
  - Malawi
  - Mozambique
  - Zambia
  - Zimbabwe
- Southern Africa
  - Botswana
  - Kwazulu-Natal
  - Namibia
  - Northern Provinces
  - Swaziland
- West Tropical Africa
  - Benin
  - Burkina
  - Gambia
  - Ghana
  - Guinea
  - Guinea-Bissau
  - Ivory Coast
  - Mali
  - Nigeria
  - Senegal
  - Sierra Leone
  - Togo
- West-central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi
  - Cameroon
  - Central African Republic
  - Gabon
  - Rwanda
  - Zaïre

Asia-temperate click to expand
- Arabian Peninsula
  - Saudi Arabia
  - Yemen

Links to other databases Top

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000688513
Tropicos	21300844
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:852908-1
The Plant List	kew-2810584
Open Tree Of Life	795590
NCBI Taxonomy	182114
IUCN Red List	146435264
IPNI	852908-1
iNaturalist	506993
GBIF	5571065
Freebase	/m/0q40y2t
EPPO	FIUGU
USDA GRIN	431864
Wikipedia	Ficus_glumosa

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Micropropagation and Genetic Fidelity of Fegra Fig (Ficus palmata Forssk.) and Grafting Compatibility of the Regenerated Plants with Ficus carica

Al-Aizari AA, Dewir YH, Ghazy AH, Al-Doss A, Al-Obeed RS

Plants (Basel)

06-May-2024

PMCID:	PMC11085510
doi:	10.3390/plants13091278
PMID:	38732493

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

Medicinal plants of the upper Aswa River catchment of northern Uganda - a cultural crossroads

Masters ET

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

27-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10605377
doi:	10.1186/s13002-023-00620-5
PMID:	37884931

Plant Species as Potential Forage for Honey Bees in the Al-Baha Mountain Region in Southwestern Saudi Arabia

Al-Ghamdi AA, Al-Sagheer NA

Plants (Basel)

22-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10058344
doi:	10.3390/plants12061402
PMID:	36987090

Carbon stock of Agoro Agu Central Forest reserve, in Lamwo district, Northern Uganda

Birungi V, Dejene SW, Mbogga MS, Dumas-Johansen M

Heliyon

07-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10020005
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14252
PMID:	36938385

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

Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants utilized in the management of candidiasis in Northern Uganda

Akwongo B, Katuura E, Nsubuga AM, Tugume P, Andama M, Anywar G, Namaganda M, Asimwe S, Kakudidi EK

Trop Med Health

14-Oct-2022

PMCID:	PMC9569084
doi:	10.1186/s41182-022-00471-y
PMID:	36242066

Does exclosure restore woody species regeneration in degraded lands? The case of Loma Bosa District of Dawuro zone, Southwestern Ethiopia

Ambushe AA, Gebre GG, Mamo GS

BMC Ecol Evol

29-Sep-2022

PMCID:	PMC9523939
doi:	10.1186/s12862-022-02067-w
PMID:	36175834

Ethnopharmacological Study of Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases and Their Associated Risk Factors in sub-Saharan Africa

Odukoya JO, Odukoya JO, Mmutlane EM, Ndinteh DT

Plants (Basel)

23-May-2022

PMCID:	PMC9143319
doi:	10.3390/plants11101387
PMID:	35631812

Traditional medicinal plants used for treating emerging and re-emerging viral diseases in northern Nigeria

Abubakar IB, Kankara SS, Malami I, Danjuma JB, Muhammad YZ, Yahaya H, Singh D, Usman UJ, Ukwuani-Kwaja AN, Muhammad A, Ahmed SJ, Folami SO, Falana MB, Nurudeen QO

Eur J Integr Med

27-Nov-2021

PMCID:	PMC9760313
doi:	10.1016/j.eujim.2021.102094
PMID:	36573184

Traditional food plants of the upper Aswa River catchment of northern Uganda—a cultural crossroads

Masters ET

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

06-Apr-2021

PMCID:	PMC8022409
doi:	10.1186/s13002-021-00441-4
PMID:	33823912

The inventory of camel feed resource and the evaluation of its chemical composition in south‐east rangelands of Ethiopia

Habte M, Eshetu M, Andualem D, Maryo M, Legesse A

Vet Med Sci

22-Mar-2021

PMCID:	PMC8294363
doi:	10.1002/vms3.471
PMID:	33750028

Antioxidant and Antiproliferative Potentials of Ficus glumosa and Its Bioactive Polyphenol Metabolites

Mutungi MM, Muema FW, Kimutai F, Xu YB, Zhang H, Chen GL, Guo MQ

Pharmaceuticals (Basel)

15-Mar-2021

PMCID:	PMC8001017
doi:	10.3390/ph14030266
PMID:	33804242

Determination of Temperature-Dependent Coefficients of Viscosity and Surface Tension of Tamarind Seeds (Tamarindus indica L.) Polymer

Malviya R, Jha S, Fuloria NK, Subramaniyan V, Chakravarthi S, Sathasivam K, Kumari U, Meenakshi DU, Porwal O, Sharma A, Kumar DH, Fuloria S

Polymers (Basel)

18-Feb-2021

PMCID:	PMC7923174
doi:	10.3390/polym13040610
PMID:	33670569

Evaluation of the Diuretic Activity of the Aqueous and 80% Methanol Extracts of Ficus sur Forssk (Moraceae) Leaves in Saline-loaded Rats

Ayele M, Makonnen E, Ayele AG, Tolcha Y

J Exp Pharmacol

16-Dec-2020

PMCID:	PMC7751310
doi:	10.2147/JEP.S283571
PMID:	33364856

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives
2,4,5-Trihydroxybenzoic acid	69129	Click to see C1=C(C(=CC(=C1O)O)O)C(=O)O	170.12	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532012000300015
3,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid	72	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C(=O)O)O)O	154.12	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532012000300015
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Lignan glycosides
(2R,3R,4S,5R)-2-[[(1S,2R,3R)-7-hydroxy-1-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-6,8-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl]methoxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol	14521039	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2C(C(CC3=CC(=C(C(=C23)OC)O)OC)CO)COC4C(C(C(CO4)O)O)O	552.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532012000300015
Lyoniside	14521038	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2C(C(CC3=CC(=C(C(=C23)OC)O)OC)CO)COC4C(C(C(CO4)O)O)O	552.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532012000300015
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(5R,10S,13R,14R,17R)-4,4,10,13,14-pentamethyl-17-[(2R)-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]-1,2,5,6,7,11,12,15,16,17-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one	13995943	Click to see CC(CCC=C(C)C)C1CCC2(C1(CCC3=C2CCC4C3(CCC(=O)C4(C)C)C)C)C	424.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532012000300015
(5R,9R,10R,13R,14R,17R)-4,4,10,13,14-pentamethyl-17-[(2R)-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]-1,2,5,6,9,11,12,15,16,17-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one	163012851	Click to see CC(CCC=C(C)C)C1CCC2(C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(=O)C4(C)C)C)C)C	424.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532012000300015
4,4,10,13,14-Pentamethyl-17-(6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl)-1,2,5,6,7,11,12,15,16,17-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one	634259	Click to see CC(CCC=C(C)C)C1CCC2(C1(CCC3=C2CCC4C3(CCC(=O)C4(C)C)C)C)C	424.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532012000300015
Beta-Amyrin	73145	Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C)C	426.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532012000300015
Lup-20(29)-en-3-ol, (3beta)-	521518	Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)O)C)C	426.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532012000300015
Lupeol	259846	Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)O)C)C	426.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532012000300015
Olean-12-en-3beta-ol	225689	Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C)C	426.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532012000300015
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroidal glycosides / Steroidal saponins
2-[2-[4,5-Dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-(5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosane-6,2'-oxane]-16-yl)oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-4-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol	78384857	Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CCC6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)O)O)O)OC2C(C(C(CO2)O)O)O)O)O)C)C)C)OC1	1035.20	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532012000300015
Dongnoside E	163069592	Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CCC6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)O)O)O)OC2C(C(C(CO2)O)O)O)O)O)C)C)C)OC1	1035.20	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532012000300015
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[[(3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-17-[(1R,4R)-4-ethyl-1,5-dimethyl-hexyl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl]oxy]-3,4,5-trihydroxy-tetrahydropyran-2-yl]methyl heptadecanoate	15959352	Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2CCC3(C4CCC5(C(C4CC=C3C2)CCC5C(C)CCC(CC)C(C)C)C)C)O)O)O	829.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532012000300015
beta-Sitosterol 3-O-beta-D-galactopyranoside	296119	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C	576.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532012000300015
Sitogluside	5742590	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C	576.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532012000300015
ST 29:1;O;Hex;FA 17:0	73207267	Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2CCC3(C4CCC5(C(C4CC=C3C2)CCC5C(C)CCC(CC)C(C)C)C)C)O)O)O	829.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532012000300015
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Furanocoumarins / Psoralens / 5-methoxypsoralens
Bergapten	2355	Click to see COC1=C2C=CC(=O)OC2=CC3=C1C=CO3	216.19	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532012000300015
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / 6-prenylated flavans / 6-prenylated flavanones
5,7-Dihydroxy-6-prenylflavanone	480763	Click to see CC(=CCC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OC(CC2=O)C3=CC=CC=C3)O)C	324.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532012000300015
6-Prenylpinocembrin	6546086	Click to see CC(=CCC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OC(CC2=O)C3=CC=CC=C3)O)C	324.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532012000300015
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones
Luteolin	5280445	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O	286.24	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532012000300015
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / 6-prenylated flavones
6-Prenylapigenin	10382485	Click to see CC(=CCC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OC(=CC2=O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O)O)C	338.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532012000300015
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Isoflav-2-enes / Isoflavones
Genistein	5280961	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=COC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)O	270.24	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532012000300015
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Isoflavans / Isoflavanones / 6-prenylated isoflavanones
Alpinumisoflavone	5490139	Click to see CC1(C=CC2=C(O1)C=C3C(=C2O)C(=O)C(=CO3)C4=CC=C(C=C4)O)C	336.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532012000300015
Wighteone	5281814	Click to see CC(=CCC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OC=C(C2=O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O)O)C	338.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532012000300015

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Ficus glumosa

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