Ficus ilicina

Botanical Description

Ficus ilicina is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 6 metres tall. The plant posseses a peculiar growth form whereby it grows espalier-like against near-vertical rocky faces, either extending up broken cliff-faces to a height of 35 metres, or climbing to, and often enveloping, small granite boulders[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The stems and branches are usually flattened[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild as a local source of food, tannins and dyestuff.