About Ficus glumosa Delile
Ficus glumosa Delile can be identified by its characteristic features. Its bark is cream-colored and flaking, and its branchlets are densely covered in yellow-brown hairs. The leaves are alternately arranged, broadly elliptical in shape, and measure 30–140 mm long by 15–95 mm wide. Each leaf has 3 veins originating from its base, and the veins are raised on the leaf underside. The figs (fruits) of this species are 8 to 15 mm in diameter, hairy, and turn red when ripe. They grow singly or in pairs in the leaf axils, and are often clustered toward the ends of branches. The fruit of Ficus glumosa Delile is heavily favored by birds, bats, antelope, monkeys, and baboons.
