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Ficus vogelii

Authority(Miq.) Miq.
FamilyMagnoliopsida:Dilleniidae:Urticales:Moraceae
Synonyms
Common namesAbbo, Abbo rubber tree, borracheira africana, Congo rubber tree, Dahomey rubber tree, Ire' rubber tree, Liberian rubber tree, obada
Editor
Ecocrop code6212



Notes
SOURCES
Roecklein J 1987 pp 267 [USE]
Duke J 1975 pp 16 [PH, RAIN, TEMP]
White F 1983 pp 83 [RAIN, TEMP]
Maydell H 1986 pp 283 [USE]

GROWING PERIOD
Perennial tree or epiphyt.

COMMON NAMES
Vogel fig.

FURTHER INF
Scientific synonyms: F. senegalensis, F. pseudovogelii, Urostigma vogelii. Vogel fig can reach a height of 15-20 m. It can be a weed in forestry and kill trees be strangling.
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