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Derivation of specific name

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chirindensis: of the Chirinda Forest.
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Ficus chirindensis C.C. Berg Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=120250
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Mark Hyde
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Bart Wursten
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Petra Ballings
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Description

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Massive tree, with pillar roots, up to 50 m. It starts its growth as a hemi-epiphyte, strangling its host, Leaves spirally arranged, elliptic to oblong. Fruits in small clusters on short spurs on the old wood of the main branches.
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Ficus chirindensis C.C. Berg Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=120250
author
Mark Hyde
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Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
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Frequency

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Local
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Ficus chirindensis C.C. Berg Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=120250
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
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Worldwide distribution

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Kenya, the eastern DRC, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Ficus chirindensis C.C. Berg Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=120250
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
original
visit source
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Flora of Zimbabwe