Appearance
"Ficus polita" is similar to the Pondoland fig,, an endemic tropical forest species in South Africa. The leaves have entire margins and are often heart-shaped, with the tip acuminate.The figs are borne on old wood, in small clusters on stumpy branchlets.
The pollinating wasp is "Courtella bekiliensis bekiliensis" in Madagascar, and "Courtella bekiliensis bispinosa" on the African mainland.
Distribution
The tree is found in Lowland rainforest and gallery forest, coastal & dry forest, and on Madagascar. It grows up to elevations of 1,200 metres.References:
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