Moraceae FAMILY

Ficus asperifolia

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ficus asperifolia is a variable plant that can be a scrambling shrub, or small tree, growing up to 4 metres high, or a climbing shrub producing stems up to 8 metres long[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. The tree is a much used medicinal plant in Africa where it is harvested from the wild for local use and also sold in local markets[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The leaves are commonly used locally as a sandpaper and occasionally as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeMoister regions of Tropical Africa - Senegal to Sudan, south to Angola and the Congo.

HabitatDamp sites or river-banks; of riverine forest or closed secondary jungle[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].