Ficus katendei is a rare species of fig in the family Moraceae native to southwest Uganda.[1][2] Discovered in 1998, it is named after a Mr. Katende of Makerere University who was the original specimen collector.[3] 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.[3]

Ficus katendei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Subgenus: F. subg. Urostigma
Species:
F. katendei
Binomial name
Ficus katendei
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  1. ^ "Ficus katendei Verdc. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  2. ^ "IPNI Plant Name Details". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  3. ^ a b Verdcourt, B. (1998). "A New Species of Ficus (Moraceae) from Uganda". Kew Bulletin. 53 (1): 233–236. doi:10.2307/4110464. JSTOR 4110464.