Ficus abutilifolia

Ficus abutilifolia, the large-leaved rock fig,^[1] is a species of African rock-splitting^[3] fig that occurs in two disjunct regions, one population north, and another south of the equator. The two populations are pollinated by different fig wasps, and are morphologically distinct.^[4] It is named for the similarity of its broadly ovate leaves to that of Abutilon.^[3] It is virtually restricted to cliff faces and rock outcrops, and is easily recognized from its large, glabrous leaves and smooth, pale bark.

Large-leaved rock fig
In Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Moraceae
Genus:	Ficus
Subgenus:	F. subg. Urostigma
Species:	F. abutilifolia
Binomial name
Ficus abutilifolia (Miq.) Miq.
Synonyms
F. soldanella Warb. Urostigma abutilifolium Miq.[2]

Species associations

Nigeriella fusciceps Wiebes is the pollinating wasp for the northern population, and Elisabethiella comptoni Wiebes pollinates the southern population.^[3][4] Philocaenus rotundus is an associated but non-pollinating wasp.^[4]

Gallery

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  Foliage of a southern specimen
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  Foliage of a northern specimen
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  Fig arrangement
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  Bark texture
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  Roots on granite, Kruger National Park
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  Branches and roots, Magaliesberg