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Ficus lingua Warb. ex De Wild. & T.Durand

small-leaved fig

Native records: 14 botanical areas

Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, 11 more areas

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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.

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A tree of wet tropical climates. Native to Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and elsewhere.

This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account and images are not yet available.

Distribution areas

  • Cameroon

    • CameroonNative

  • Central African Republic

    • Central African RepublicNative

  • Congo

    • CongoNative

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the

    • ZaïreNative

  • Côte d'Ivoire

    • Ivory CoastNative

  • Equatorial Guinea

    • Equatorial GuineaNative

  • Gabon

    • GabonNative

  • Kenya

    • KenyaNative

  • Liberia

    • LiberiaNative

  • Malawi

    • MalawiNative

  • Mozambique

    • MozambiqueNative

  • South Africa

    • KwaZulu-NatalNative

  • Tanzania, United Republic of

    • TanzaniaNative

  • Uganda

    • UgandaNative

Climate of the native range

The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.

  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • Am Tropical, monsoon
  • BSh Arid, steppe, hot
  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
  • Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
  • Af Tropical, rainforest
  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • BWh Arid, desert, hot
  • Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer

The same climate occurs in 231 areas worldwide, 217 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map

A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).

Other names

small-leaved fig

Family
Moraceae
Genus
Ficus

Other species in Ficus

Sources

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Central African Republic · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Côte d'Ivoire · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Cameroon · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Congo, Democratic Republic of the · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Congo · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Gabon · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Equatorial Guinea · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Kenya · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Liberia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Mozambique · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Malawi · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Tanzania, United Republic of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Uganda · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    South Africa · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source