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[[File:Map Ficus glumosa.gif|thumb|distribution in Africa (wild)]]
[[File:Linedrawing Ficus glumosa.gif|thumb|1, flowering branch; 2, part of branch with bark. Redrawn and adapted by Achmad Satiri Nurhaman]]
[[File:Ficus_glumosa_JYR3.jpg|thumb|leaves and young fruit. obtained from www.figewb.org, Iziko Museums of Cape Town]]
[[File:Ficus_glumosa_JYR2.jpg|thumb|leaves and young fruit. obtained from www.figewb.org, Iziko Museums of Cape Town]]
[[File:Ficus_glumosa_JYR5.jpg|thumb|stem. obtained from www.figewb.org, Iziko Museums of Cape Town]]
[[File:Ficus_glumosa_JYR6.jpg|thumb|branch with ripe fruits. obtained from www.figewb.org, Iziko Museums of Cape Town]]
<big>''[[Ficus glumosa]]'' Delile</big>
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''Ficus'' comprises about 750 species, occurring in tropical and subtropical regions, with a few species in warm temperate regions. About 100 species occur in Africa, 500 in Asia and Australia, and 150 in America. ''Ficus glumosa'' belongs to subgenus ''Urostigma'', section ''Galoglychia''. Particularly the indumentum on its leaves varies strongly, usually being most dense in the southern part of its range and almost absent in north-eastern Africa. ''Ficus glumosa'' can easily be confused with ''Ficus stuhlmannii'' Warb., which is characterized by the more prominent tertiary venation of the lower leaf surface. The bark and leaves of several other species are used for tanning or as sources of red, brown or green dyes.
=== ''Ficus ilicina'' ===''[[Ficus ilicina]]'' (Sond.) Miq. (synonym: ''Ficus guerichiana'' Engl.) is a shrub or small tree up to 5 m tall, sometimes lianescent, with smooth but flaky bark, roots often plastered over rocks, elliptical, oblong or oblanceolate leaves 3–9 cm × 3–5 cm and globose figs, c. 1 cm in diameter, solitary or in pairs. It occurs on rocky places in dry areas in south-western Angola, Namibia and South Africa. Its bark is used for the tanning and dyeing of hides and the fruits are eaten.
=== ''Ficus cordata'' ===The bark of ''[[Ficus cordata]]'' Thunb. is used in southern Africa for the tanning and dyeing of hides but this species is more important as an ornamental. === ''Ficus lutea'' ===The bark of ''[[Ficus lutea]]'' Vahl is used in Madagascar to obtain red-ochre dyes for raffia and silk textiles, but its major use is also ornamental. === ''Ficus platyphylla et sycomorus'' ===In Mali the barks of ''[[Ficus platyphylla]]'' Delile and ''[[Ficus sycomorus]]'' L. are dye sources for bogolan textiles giving red-ochre to brownish colours, but the former is more important for its latex, used in chewing gum and the latter for its fruits, cooked as a vegetable in soups or in couscous.
== Growth and development ==
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