Moraceae FAMILY
Ficus botryocarpa
Ficus botryocarpa
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ficus botryocarpa is a laxly branched tree growing up to 14 metres tall[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 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 ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia, Philippines, through New Guinea to New Britain.
HabitatLowland to montane forest, in both dense primary forest and secondary formations, often by riversides; at elevations up to 1,700 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 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 ].