Moraceae FAMILY

Ficus fistulosa

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ficus fistulosa is an evergreen tree; it can grow up to 20 metres tall, but is generally rather smaller. The bole is up to 21cm in diameter. The twigs are often hollow[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 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 , 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and souce of low quality wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to New Guinea.

HabitatAn understorey tree in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp to sub-montane forests at elevations up to 1,700 metres. On hillsides and ridges with sandy to clay soils[ 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, ].