Moraceae FAMILY
Ficus schwarzii
Ficus schwarzii
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ficus schwarzii is a tree that can grow up to 20 metres tall, though is usually much shorter. The bole can be 29cm in diameter[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.
HabitatAn understorey tree in slightly disturbed (open) to undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forests at elevations up to 1,000 metres. Along rivers and streams and on hillsides[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ].