Moraceae FAMILY
Ficus masonii
Ficus masonii
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ficus masonii is a shrub or an often slender tree; it can grow from 2 - 15 metres tall[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangePacific - Fiji.
HabitatUsually found in dense forest, or on its edges, or in secondary formations, at elevations from near sea level to 1,150 metres[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].