Moraceae FAMILY

Ficus preussii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ficus preussii is a shrub or tree, often epiphytic; it can grow up to 10 metres tall[ 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. , 736 Title Flora of West Tropical Africa Publication Author Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=2025 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online flora, not yet complet (2012). Very comprehensive as regards to species covered, but the information on each species is often rather terse. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild as a local source of fibre.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, DR Congo, Uganda.

HabitatForest often near water or on moist ground (riparian); secondary forest[ 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. ].