Moraceae FAMILY

Ficus scabra

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ficus scabra can be a shrub, but is more commonly a tree. It can grow up to 18 metres tall[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangePacific - New Caledonia and the New Hebrides to Fiji, Tonga, Niue and Samoa.

HabitatCoastal and lowland forest, infrequently found inland, at elevations up to 300 metres[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].