Moraceae FAMILY

Ficus dammaropsis

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ficus dammaropsis is a sparingly-branched shrub or a tree, often with a straggling growth habit; it can grow from 9 - 13 metres tall[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The edible leaves are commonly eaten in New Guinea, where the plant is gathered from the wild and also sometimes cultivated[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. , 658 Title Food Plants of Papua New Guinea Publication Author French. B.R. Publisher Author. Year 2006 ISBN Description Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants. ]. The plant also has local medicinal uses and is a source of fibre.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea.

HabitatAlong riverbanks and in clearings in montane forest at elevations from 900 - 2,700 metres, but most commonly from 1,600 - 1,750 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 658 Title Food Plants of Papua New Guinea Publication Author French. B.R. Publisher Author. Year 2006 ISBN Description Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants. ].