Plant Details

Accepted name:: Ficus sur Forssk. [Moraceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
broom cluster	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
broom cluster fig	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
bush fig	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
cape fig	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
chikulumawele	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ebuu	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
edulo	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
edurokoi	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ekitooma	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ekonotorum	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
elo	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
engaboli	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
fig	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
fig of heaven	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
figue	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
gasse	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
idigoa	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
idio	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
idioa	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ikhiwane lasendle	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ikubila	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ikuwu	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ilngaboli	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
jebetit	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
kabalira	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
kabulira	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
kakeke	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
kaya	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
kindomba	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
loponyi	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mdzombe	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
milola	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mkuju	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mkuku	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mkuu	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mkuyu	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mkuyu-pasi	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mogoyuet	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mpumbi	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mpumbumbi	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
msombe	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mtakule	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mtsuka mbizi	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mtundu	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
muchowana	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mukunyu	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mukuu	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mukuyu	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
muonde	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
musingu	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
musomoro	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mvumo	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mwangajo	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
n'gab	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
namonde	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ngowa	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ngowo matundo	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
nkaka kikuyia	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
odaa	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
oduru	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ol-oboni	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
olngaboli	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
omoraa	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
omuhuyu kwa nandere	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
omuku	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
omusomoro	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
opoto	Other	Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008)
petit sycomore	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
tchiviman	Other	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014)
uluzi	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
umkhiwa	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
umkhiwane	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
umkwane	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
unku	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
wild fig tree	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
woorot	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Leaf, stem, fruit, root		Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008)
leaves	dry leaves	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 37 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Ficus capensis Thunb. Ficus: 13 (1786).
Ficus mallotocarpa Warb. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 154 (1894).
Ficus beniensis De Wild. Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles 40(1): 278 (1921).
Ficus brassii R.Br. ex Sabine Trans. Hort. Soc. London 5: 448 (1824).
Ficus capensis var. beniensis (De Wild.) Lebrun Mém. Inst. Roy. Colon. Belge, Sect. Sci. Nat. (8vo) 3(1): 32 (1934).
Ficus capensis var. guineensis Hiern Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 1018 (1900).
Ficus capensis var. ituriensis (De Wild.) Lebrun Mém. Inst. Roy. Colon. Belge, Sect. Sci. Nat. (8vo) 3(1): 31 (1934).
Ficus capensis var. mallotocarpa (Warb.) Mildbr. & Burret Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 46: 199 (1911).
Ficus capensis var. ostiolata (De Wild.) Lebrun Mém. Inst. Roy. Colon. Belge, Sect. Sci. Nat. (8vo) 3(1): 32 (1934).
Ficus capensis var. pubescens Warb. ex De Wild. & T.Durand Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 3, 1: 215 (1901).
Ficus capensis f. pubifolia Mildbr. & Burret Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 46: 199 (1911).
Ficus capensis var. trichoneura Warb. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 153 (1894).
Ficus clethrophylla Hiern Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 1017 (1900).
Ficus erubescens Warb. Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 6, 1: 29 (1904).
Ficus gongoensis De Wild. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 196 (1913).
Ficus guineensis (Miq.) Stapf in H.Johnston, Liberia 2: 652 (1906).
Ficus hermannii André Pl. Feuill. Ornem.: 164 (1866).
Ficus ituriensis De Wild. Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles 40(1): 281 (1921).
Ficus kondeensis Warb. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 292 (1901).
Ficus lichtensteinii Link Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 451 (1822).
Ficus munsae Warb. Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 6, 1: 29 (1904).
Ficus ostiolata De Wild. Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 52: 220 (1914).
Ficus ostiolata var. brevipedunculata De Wild. Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 52: 221 (1914).
Ficus panifica Delile Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 20: 94 (1843).
Ficus plateiocarpa Warb. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 292 (1901).
Ficus riparia (Miq.) A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 267 (1850).
Ficus stellulata var. glabrescens Warb. Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 6, 1: 27 (1904).
Ficus sycomorus var. alnea Hiern Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 1013 (1900).
Ficus sycomorus var. polybotrya Hiern Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 1014 (1900).
Ficus sycomorus var. prodigiosa Hiern Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 1012 (1900).
Ficus thonningiana (Miq.) Miq. in W.J.Hooker, Niger Fl.: 522 (1849).
Ficus villosipes Warb. Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 6, 1: 28 (1904).
Sycomorus capensis (Thunb.) Miq. London J. Bot. 7: 113 (1848).
Sycomorus guineensis Miq. London J. Bot. 7: 112 (1848).
Sycomorus panifica (Delile) Miq. London J. Bot. 7: 111 (1848).
Sycomorus riparia Miq. London J. Bot. 7: 114 (1848).
Sycomorus thonningiana Miq. London J. Bot. 7: 112 (1848).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Ficus capensis	Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008)
Ficus capensis Thunb.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)
Ficus capensis Thunberg	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Ficus mallotocarpa Warb.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)
Ficus sur	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
Ficus sur Forssk.	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. & Fungi Project (2015) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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