Ficus ingens

 

 

 

학명 : Ficus ingens (Miq.) Miq.

분류 : Moraceae

영명 : red-leaved fig

중국어명 : 红叶无花果

 

사진 : 2023.02.05 부천수피아식물원

 

 

식물원에서는 원종고무나무라고 소개하였는데 원종이 무슨 뜻인지 모르겠다. 그리고 원종이라는 수식어가 어디에서 유래한 것인지도 모르겠다. 중국어명  红叶无花果가 더 적절한 이름인 것 같다. 

 

 

잎은 좁은 장타원형이다

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wikipedia 설명

 

Ficus ingens, the red-leaved fig, is a fig species with an extensive range in the subtropical to dry tropical regions[2] of Africa and southern Arabia.[3] Despite its specific name, which means "huge", or "vast", it is usually a shrub or tree of modest proportions.[4] It is a fig of variable habit depending on the local climate and substrate, typically a stunted subshrub on elevated rocky ridges, or potentially a large tree on warmer plains and lowlands. In 1829 the missionary Robert Moffat found a rare giant specimen, into which seventeen thatch huts of a native tribe were placed, so as to be out of reach of lions.[5][note 1][note 2]

 

Distribution and habitat

It is widespread in northern and eastern sub-Saharan Africa,[6] with a more or less contiguous range from Senegal in the west, eastwards to Eritrea, and southwards to the Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is extant in the Saharo-montane woodlands of the Tassili n'Ajjer, the Hoggar, Aïr and Tibesti mountains, and the Kerkour Nourene massif.[2] It is also found in southernmost Oman, mainly in the region south of Dhofar, called Salalah. It is found on rock faces and outcrops, rocky slopes, riparian and wadi fringes, and in dense woodlands.[4] Substrates include lava flows, coral and limestone in drier, exposed areas,[2] and sandstone or dolomite in bushveld.[7]

 

Description

The smooth and leathery, dull-green leaves are narrowly ovate oblong, bright red brown when young,[8] with conspicuous yellow veins that are prominent beneath[9] and loop along the leaf margin.[5] A leaf measures some 16.5 by 8.5 cm,[5] with the base mostly square[4] or cordate,[8] sometimes broadly rounded, and the apex tapering to a blunt point.[10] Old leaves turn to a reddish-copper colour in autumn.[9]

 

The almost spherical figs are produced year-round but mainly in summer.[5] They are 0.9 to 1.2 cm[11] in diameter and carried on very short stalks, just below or among the terminal cluster of leaves.[10] They ripen first to a white and eventually a purple[8] or yellowish-brown colour.[9]

 

The smooth bark is pale grey, while younger branches have a yellow tinge.[10] Bruised or cut stems and leaves exude a non-toxic, milky latex.[9]

 

Habit and variation

It is deciduous or semi-deciduous and may form a subshrub or shrub, or may form a rounded crown, upwards of 5 meters tall, in sheltered conditions.[9] In the warm lowveld they may form a spreading canopy up to 15 meters tall, with a bole 2 meters in diameter.[10] In the Magaliesberg and Witwatersrand bankenveld they typically straddle boulders or are closely pressed to sunny, north to west-facing (in southern hemisphere) rock faces. Plants of the Eastern Cape are more tomentose.[9]

 

이하 생략

 

 

 

위키페디아 사진

 

 

 

새잎이 붉은 빛을 띠는 것이 특징이다

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_ingens