Moraceae

Ficus natalensis Hochst.

Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus

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Ficus natalensis: Ficus natalensis leaves and figs — Photo: Purves, M., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

Afrikaans: Kuswurgvy, Natalvy
Bangla: ত্রিকোণী বট
Chinese: 木图巴树, 木圖巴樹, 南美榕, 纳塔尔榕
Ganda: Omutuba, Barkcloth fig, Natal fig, Omutoma
Kinyarwanda: Imvuvumu
Zulu: UmThombe

Synonyms

Ficus columbarum Hochst. ex Krauss
Ficus durbanii Warb.
Ficus mammosa Lebrun
Ficus natalensis var. pedunculata Sim
Ficus scutata Lebrun
Ficus subacuminata (De Wild.) Lebrun
Ficus variabilis De Wild.
Ficus variabilis f. obtusifolia De Wild.
Ficus variabilis f. subacuminata De Wild.
Ficus volkensii Warb.
Urostigma natalense Miq.

Photos

Photo: Purves, M., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jutta234, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: gauthier mamfoumbi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Purves, M., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gnagbo Anthelme, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Ks.mini, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mmatjie Mashao, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Margaret Burger, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rosemary Harrison, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alan Manson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alan Manson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alan Manson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.