Moraceae FAMILY

Ficus eximia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ficus eximia is a deciduous tree with a dense, rounded, low crown; it can grow 15 - 30 metres tall. The short bole is very grooved, it can be 80 - 160cm in diameter[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for its low value wood. It can be used as a pioneer when restoring native woodland and, providing a good shade, it can be used in landscaping[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - southern, central, eastern northeastern and northern Brazil.

HabitatA pioneer species of open places and secondary forest growth, found in a variety of habitats, but mainly in the Atlantic rainforest, favouring deep, fertile, moist soils[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].