Moraceae FAMILY

Ficus minahassae

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ficus minahassae is an evergreen tree with a widely spreading crown; it can grow up to 25 metres tall. The bole is more or less buttressed at the base, and sometimes shortly stilt-rooted[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet , 582 Title Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Publication Author Website http://www.bpi.da.gov.ph/Publications/mp/mplants.html Publisher Bureau of Plant Industry, Philippines. Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site from the Philippines Department of Agriculture, giving information in a readable way on the medicinal uses of many plants in their area. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.

HabitatPrimary forests, chiefly along streams and in damp places, at low and medium altitudes, ascending to 1,350 metres[ 582 Title Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Publication Author Website http://www.bpi.da.gov.ph/Publications/mp/mplants.html Publisher Bureau of Plant Industry, Philippines. Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site from the Philippines Department of Agriculture, giving information in a readable way on the medicinal uses of many plants in their area. , 701 Title Asean Tropical Plant Database Publication Author Website http://211.114.21.20/tropicalplant/index.jsp Publisher Year ISBN Description Terse details, with photos, of many of the plants growing in the tropical forests of southeast Asia. Gives some details of plant uses along with a description of the plant and its range. ].