Moraceae FAMILY

Ficus trachypison

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ficus trachypison is a tree that is probably deciduous; it can grow up to 30 metres tall. The crooked bole is markedly fluted; it can be free of branches for up to half its height, 50cm or more in diameter with buttresses around 150cm high[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. , 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 plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

HabitatA canopy tree in dense, primary, lowland and mountain forest, also in the more open, secondary formations; at elevations up to 1,500 metres[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. , 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 ].