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Ficus lutea
Also called Dahomey Rubbertree, Vogel's Fig, West African Rubbertree, Giantleaf Fig, Giant Leaved Fig
Ficus lutea is a medium to large sized deciduous tree in the family Moraceae. It is commonly known as the giant-leaved fig or Lagos rubbertree. These trees occur across Tropical Africa to KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
The species was described by Martin Vahl in 1805.
Chemical compounds isolated from the extracts of the plant include α-Tocopherol, epiafzelechin, phytol, beta-sitosterol, lupeol, b-amyrin, and b-amyrin acetate.
The species occurs in riparian forests, woodlands and evergreen forests in western, central, eastern, and southern tropical Africa, as well as Madagascar, the Comoros, Seychelles, and Cape Verde Islands.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ficus lutea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
