Derivation of specific name
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vallis-choudae: of the Chouda Valley in Ethiopia where the type specimen was collected.
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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 vallis-choudae Delile Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=120440
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Description
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Tree to 20 m tall, terrestrial. Leaves ovate to broadly ovate, upper surface rough to the touch, thin-leathery with conspicuous cream-green venation. Figs solitary in leaf axils, up to 4 cm in diameter, densely velvety, turning yellow to orange when ripe, with faint reddish stripes.
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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 vallis-choudae Delile Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=120440
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Frequency
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Rare in Zimbabwe.
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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 vallis-choudae Delile Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=120440
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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Widespread in subsaharan Africa as far as Angola, Zambia, 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 vallis-choudae Delile Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=120440
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
