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Ficus thonningii
Also called Chinese Banyan, Common Wild Fig, Fig
Ficus thonningii is a tree from tropical and southern Africa and the Cape Verde Islands, often grown as a shade or ornamental tree in warm climates. It is grown outdoors in frost-free areas and is sometimes kept as a large container or bonsai-style plant.
Ficus thonningii is a species of Ficus. It is a tree native to tropical and southern Africa and the Cape Verde Islands. It is commonly known as Mũgumo to the Agikuyu or the Strangler Fig in common English. Recent phylogenetic analysis suggests it may be a species complex.
The species has diverse economic and environmental uses across many farming and pastoral communities in Africa. In some dryland areas in Africa for example, it is a very good source of dry season livestock fodder, because it produces highly nutritious foliage in large amounts all year round. Parts of the plant edible for livestock include, leaves, twigs and barks, and their nutritional value varies with season.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ficus thonningii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
