Moraceae
Ficus bubu Warb.
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Common names: bubu fig, sulphur-barked fig, Swazi fig (Eng.); bubuvy, Swazi-vy (Afr.); intfombi (Siswati)
SA Tree No: 56
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Maclura africana (Bureau) Corner
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Common names: African Osage-orange, thorny mulberry (Eng.); Afrikasoetlemoen (Afr.); mupulumbu (Tshivenda); pumbula (Tsonga);
SA Tree No: 44.1
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Ficus salicifolia Vahl
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Common names: Wonderboom fig (Eng.); wonderboomvy (Afr.); isisantu (isiZulu); umkhiwane, indhlaleni (siSwati); motlhatsa (setswana); mohlatssa, mohlatsiso, monokane (Northen Sotho); inkwane (isiNdebele); muuomo (Tshivenda)
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Ficus sycomorus L. subsp. sycomorus
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Common names: sycamore fig, common cluster fig, mulberry fig (Eng.); trosvy, geelrriviervy, geelstamvy, gewone trosvy, wildevyeboom, sycomorusvy (Afr.); umkhiwa (Ndebele); mogo, mogoboya, mohlole (Northern Sotho); mochaba, motshaba, nkuwa (Tswana); muhuvhoya, muhuyu, muhuyu-lukuse, mutole, muvhuyu-vhutwa (Tshivenda); mogoboya, umkhiwane isikhukhuboya, umncongo, umkhiwane (Zulu)
SA Tree No: 66
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Ficus ilicina (Sond.) Miq.
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Common names: laurel fig, natarra fig (Eng.); louriervy, natarravy (Afr.); natarra (Nama)
SA Tree No: 53
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Ficus cordata Thunb.
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Common names: Namaqua rock fig, Namaqua fig (Eng.); namakwarotsvy, namakwavy, melkboom (Afr.)
SA Tree No: 51
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Ficus muelleriana C.C.Berg.
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Common names: wandering rock-fig, Chimanimani rock-fig, Mueller’s climbing fig (Eng.); chimanimanirotsvy (Afr.)
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Ficus craterostoma Warb. ex Mildbr. & Burret
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Common names: forest fig, forest strangler-fig, blunt-leaved forest fig, bastard Natal fig (Eng.); bosvy, wurgvy, stomblaarbosvy, bostouboom, basternatalvy (Afr.); intozane, uluzi, umthombe (isiXhosa), umthombe, umbombe, isihlamfane (isiZulu); moumo (Northern Sotho), muumo, muvumo, tshikululu (Tshivenda); xirhomberhombe (Xitsonga)
SA Tree No: 52
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Ficus glumosa Delile ( = F. sonderi Miq.)
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Common names: hairy rock fig, mountain rock fig (Eng.); harige rotsvy, berg-rotsvy (Afr.); umthombe (Xhosa); inkokhokho, umdenda omnyama, umnyaxa (Zulu); inkiwane (Ndebele); inkokhokho, magnyea (Swati); mphaya (N.Sotho); tshikululu (Venda)
SA Tree No: 64
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Ficus polita Vahl subsp. polita
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Common names: heart-leaved fig, wild rubber fig, wild rubber tree (Eng.); hartblaarvy, wilderubbervy, rubberplant (Afr.); umkhiwane (siSwati.); umkhiwane, umphumela (isiZulu)
SA Tree No: 59
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