Moraceae FAMILY
Ficus fulvopilosa
Ficus fulvopilosa
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ficus fulvopilosa is sometimes just a shrub growing around 2 metres tall, but more commonly becomes an often slender tree 3 - 12 metres tall[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and sandpaper substitute.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangePacific - Fiji.
HabitatDense or dry forest, sometimes near streams, or on its edges or in patches of forest in open country, at elevations up to 1,150 metres[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].