Ficus erecta
Moraceae FAMILY

Ficus erecta

Ficus erecta

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ficus erecta is a deciduous or semideciduous shrub or tree; it can grow from 2 - 7 metres tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of fibre. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental[ 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 ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - China, Japan, Korea (Cheju Island), Taiwan, Vietnam.
HabitatThickets and woods, low mountains and hills[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ].