Moraceae FAMILY

Ficus palmata

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The sap and the half-ripe fruits are said to be poisonous.

Botanical Description

Ficus palmata is a deciduous shrub or much-branched small tree growing up to 5 metres tall. The plant is often gathered from the wild for its edible fruits and young shoots. It is often cultivated for its fruit in India and Ethiopia and has been recommended for commercial cultivation[ 194 Title Wild Fruits of the Sub-Himalayan Region. Publication Author Parmar. C. and Kaushal. M.K. Publisher Kalyani Publishers. New Delhi. Year 1982 ISBN - Description Contains lots of information on about 25 species of fruit-bearing plants of the Himalayas, not all of them suitable for cool temperate zones. , 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. The fruits are often sold in local markets in the Himalayas[ 194 Title Wild Fruits of the Sub-Himalayan Region. Publication Author Parmar. C. and Kaushal. M.K. Publisher Kalyani Publishers. New Delhi. Year 1982 ISBN - Description Contains lots of information on about 25 species of fruit-bearing plants of the Himalayas, not all of them suitable for cool temperate zones. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeNortheast Africa - Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan; through Arabia and temperate Asia to northern India, Nepal and Pakistan.

HabitatOccasionally found in forests, more commonly around villages, in waste ground, fields etc[ 194 Title Wild Fruits of the Sub-Himalayan Region. Publication Author Parmar. C. and Kaushal. M.K. Publisher Kalyani Publishers. New Delhi. Year 1982 ISBN - Description Contains lots of information on about 25 species of fruit-bearing plants of the Himalayas, not all of them suitable for cool temperate zones. ]. Open places, generally along the banks of streams at elevations of 600 - 2700 metres in Nepal[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. ].