Moraceae FAMILY
Ficus mathewsii
Ficus mathewsii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ficus mathewsii is a tree with a flat or spreading crown; it can be quite small in size or can grow up to 24 metres tall. The bole is straight, or fairly so; it can be round or compressed, up to 50cm in diameter and unbranched for 1.8 - 5.4 metres[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of latex.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana.
HabitatDry loam along the edges of paths or on the margins of forest[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ].