Moraceae FAMILY

Ficus politoria

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ficus politoria is a shrub or tree that usually grows up to 8 metres tall, exceptionally to 15 metres. The bole can be up to 15cm in diameter[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 780 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 96 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 2009 ISBN 0026-6493 Description A botanical magazine with various articles on plant nomenclature etc., including a treatment of the Gnidia species of Madagascar. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar.

HabitatForests and disturbed vegetation, often along the sides of streams, at elevations from sea level to 1,700 metres, occasionally to 2,000 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 570 Title Adansonia Vol. 8. Publication Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Tome 8 Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Paris. Year 1986 ISBN Description Contains, amongst others, a treatment of the genus Ficus (Figs) in Madagascar and Mauritius. It can be downloadd from the Internet. ].