Taxon:  Ficus cordata Thunb. subsp. salicifolia (Vahl) C. C. Berg



Summary
Genus:
Ficus
Section:
Urostigma
Family:
Moraceae
Tribe:
Ficeae
Nomen number:
431802
Place of publication:
Kew Bull. 43:82.  1988
Verified:
03/06/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
5 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Ficus cordata Thunb. (0 active accession[s])
Ficus cordata Thunb. subsp. cordata (0 active accession[s])
Ficus cordata Thunb. subsp. lecardii (Warb.) C. C. Berg (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Ficus salicifolia Vahl

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Ficus salicifolia Vahl var. salicifolia

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ficus pretoriae Burtt Davy
Ficus salicifolia Vahl var. australis Warb.
Ficus teloukat Batt. & Trab.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
  2. Berg, C. C. 1990. Annotated check-list of the Ficus species of the African floristic region, with special reference and a key to the taxa of southern Africa. Kirkia 13:260.
  3. Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
  4. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  5. Greuning, J. V. van. 1990. A synopsis of the genus Ficus (Moraceae) in southern Africa. S. African J. Bot. 56:607.
  6. Miller, A. G. & T. A. Cope. 1996-. Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra.
  7. Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
  8. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaChad   
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea   
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia   
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan s. 
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaYemenArkhabīl Suquţrá  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria   
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt s.Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya s. 
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana s.s.e.Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaEswatini  Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaTransvaal Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo n.e. 
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaOman   
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia   
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaUnited Arab Emirates   
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen   
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt (s.), Libya (s.)
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan (s.), Somalia, Chad, Yemen [Arkhabīl Suquţrá]
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Democratic Republic of the Congo (n.e.)
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana (s.s.e.), Eswatini, South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

Reference(s)
  1. Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
  2. Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
  3. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  4. Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
  5. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=431802. Accessed 17 April 2026.