Ficus nota
Moraceae FAMILY

Ficus nota

Ficus nota

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ficus nota is an erect shrub or tree with a wide-spreading crown; it can grown 4 - 8 metres tall, occasionally to 13 metres. The bole is often crooked and branching from low down, it can be 20cm or more in diameter and is often shortly buttressed. The tree has prominent protuberances on the trunk and larger branches where inflorescences are borne[ 305 Title Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk Publication Author Website http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands. , 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 , 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of drinking water.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Philippines.
HabitatCommon in forests and thickets at low to medium elevations in the Philippines[ 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. ].