Ficus glumosa
Mountain fig | |
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In Pretoria, South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Moraceae |
Genus: | Ficus |
Species: | F. glumosa |
Binomial name | |
Ficus glumosa Delile | |
Synonyms | |
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The mountain fig (Ficus glumosa) is an Afrotropical fig shrub or tree, growing up to 20 m tall. It is found over a range of altitudes and broken terrain types, including kopjes, outcrops, escarpments and lava flows,[2] or in woodlands. It is for the greater part absent from the tropical rainforest zone, or the dry interior regions of Botswana, Namibia and South Africa.
A methanol extract from the leaves has been shown to be effective against diarrhea which may explain the use of the plant in traditional medicine.[3]
References
- ↑ "Ficus glumosa Delile, Synonyms". ThePlantList. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ↑ "Ficus glumosa Delile". African Plant Database. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ↑ Tanko, Y; et al. (2012). "The effect of methanol leaves extract of Ficus Glumosa on gastrointestinal motility and on castor oil induced diarrhea in laboratory animals" (PDF). J. Nat. Prod. Plant Resour. 2 (3): 360–367. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
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