Moraceae FAMILY

Ficus uncinata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ficus uncinata is a shrub; it can grow up to 8 metres tall. The bole can be 13cm in diameter[ 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 , 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatIn disturbed mixed dipterocarp, sub-montane and regrowth forests at elevations up to 1,800 metres. Usually along rivers and streams, but also on hillsides and ridges[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ].