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Ficus verruculosa (Water Fig)

Synonyms: Ficus buchananii (homotypic); Ficus praeruptorum; Ficus verruculosa stipitata; Ficus verruculosa var. stipitata

Wikipedia Abstract

Ficus verruculosa, the water fig, is a species of fig from sub-saharan Africa. It is found from north eastern South Africa, northern Botswana and Namibia to Uganda and west to Nigeria in riverine and swamp fringes or grassland, always near water. It is pollinated by the wasp Platyscapa binghami.
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Predators

Treron calvus (African Green Pigeon)[1]

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♦ 1"Fig-eating by vertebrate frugivores: a global review", MIKE SHANAHAN, SAMSON SO, STEPHEN G. COMPTON and RICHARD CORLETT, Biol. Rev. (2001), 76, pp. 529–572
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0