Moraceae FAMILY
Ficus theophrastoides
Ficus theophrastoides
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ficus theophrastoides is a slender, often unbranched tree; it can grow up to 5 metres tall. The bole is hardly more than 8cm in diameter[ 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 tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangePacific - Solomon Islands, Fiji.
HabitatForest, in clearings, or along the strand, at elevations up to 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. ].