Ficus ingens

Ficus ingens

Native to:
Algeria | Benin | Botswana | Burkina | Burundi | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Djibouti | DR Congo | Eritrea | Eswatini | Ethiopia | Gabon | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Malawi | Mali | Mozambique | Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Oman | Rwanda | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Somalia | South Africa | South Sudan | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda | Yemen | Zambia | Zimbabwe

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Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Moraceae
Genus:
Ficus
Species:
Ficus ingens

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:
Tree
Height:
1500 cm
Drought Tolerance:
High

Keystone Species Ranking

Caterpillar Keystone:
★★★☆☆ Butterfly & moth species supported by this genus (NWF)

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:
birds, butterflies, small mammals

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