Ficus faulkneriana

Species of fig

Ficus faulkneriana

Conservation status

Vulnerable (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. faulkneriana

Binomial name
Ficus faulkneriana

C.C.Berg

Ficus faulkneriana is a species of strangler fig in the family Moraceae native to Africa.[1]

## Distribution[edit]

The tree is endemic to coastal Kenya and Tanzania, and in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania, in tropical East Africa.[1] It is found in coastal woodland and wooded grassland habitats.[1]

## Description[edit]

The Ficus faulkneriana grows up to 30 metres (98 ft) in height.[1]

It is an IUCN Red Listed Vulnerable species, threatened by habitat loss from land use conversion to agriculture.[1] It is protected within Shimba Hills National Reserve, Gongoni Forest Reserve, and Amani Nature Reserve.[1]

## See also[edit]

* Flora of East Tropical Africa
* Vulnerable flora of Africa

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f g IUCN SSC East African Plants Red List Authority (2013). "Ficus faulkneriana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T34435A2852642. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T34435A2852642.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

## External links[edit]

* IUCN Red List of All Threatened Species

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q5446607
* APDB: 24175
* ARKive: ficus-faulkneriana
* BOLD: 628490
* CoL: 6HXMQ
* GBIF: 5571654
* iNaturalist: 192403
* IPNI: 934498-1
* IUCN: 34435
* NCBI: 378022
* Open Tree of Life: 798475
* Plant List: kew-2810401
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:934498-1
* Tropicos: 21301990
* WFO: wfo-0000688319

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