| Ficus katendei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Subgenus: | F. subg. Urostigma |
| Species: | F. katendei |
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| Ficus katendei Verdc. | |
Ficus katendei is a rare species of fig in the family Moraceae native to southwest Uganda. Discovered in 1998, it is named after a Mr. Katende of Makerere University who was the original specimen collector. It is listed as one of the world's 100 most threatened species by the IUCN. Like many figs, it initially grows as an epiphyte and then later develops in to a freestanding tree, and inhabits riparian forest as well as lower montane forest.
References
- "Ficus katendei Verdc. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
- "IPNI Plant Name Details". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
- ^ Verdcourt, B. (1998). "A New Species of Ficus (Moraceae) from Uganda". Kew Bulletin. 53 (1): 233–236. doi:10.2307/4110464. JSTOR 4110464.
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