Moraceae FAMILY
Ficus baeuerlenii
Ficus baeuerlenii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ficus baeuerlenii is a large, evergreen, climbing shrub with a thick, soft, corky bark[ 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 ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea to the Solomon Islands and New Britain.
HabitatLowland rainforest and more open areas, along the banks of streams, at elevations around 450 metres[ 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. , 576 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 22 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University. Year 1941 ISBN Description Contains a study of Papuasian plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].