''Ficus abutilifolia'', the large-leaved rock fig, is a species of African rock-splittingfig that occurs in two disjunct regions, one population north, and another south of the equator. The two populations are pollinated by different fig wasps, and are morphologically distinct. It is named for the similarity of its broadly ovate leaves to that of ''
Abutilon
''Abutilon'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is distributed throughout the tropics and subtropicsNigeriella fusciceps'' Wiebes is the pollinating wasp for the northern population, and '' Elisabethiella comptoni'' Wiebes pollinates the southern population. '' Philocaenus rotundus'' is an associated but non-pollinating wasp.
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Ficus abutilifolia, loof, Roodekrans.jpg, Foliage of a southern specimen
Ficus abutilifolius MS 10387.jpg, Foliage of a northern specimen
Ficus abutilifolia, vye, a, Pretoria.jpg, Fig arrangement
Ficus abutilifolia01.jpg, Bark texture
Large-leaved Rock Fig (Ficus abutilifolia) roots (16025195933).jpg, Roots on granite,
Kruger National Park
Kruger National Park is a South African National Park and one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa, and extends from north to south and from ea ...
Ficus abutilifolia02.jpg, Branches and roots, Magaliesberg