Ficus semicordata
Moraceae FAMILY

Ficus semicordata

Ficus semicordata

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Wedgeleaf fig is a tree with a flat, spreading, umbrella-like crown, it can grow 3 - 10 metres tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The bole is 15 - 25cm in diameter[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The tree is gathered from the wild for its edible fruit, fibre and medicinal properties. It is also cultivated as a shade tree along the sides of roads[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - India, southern China, India, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia.
HabitatForest margins, valleys, along trails at elevations of 600 - 1,900 metres in southern China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].