Ficus guianensis
Desv.
MoraceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in swampy secondary forests.
America, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, South America, Suriname, Venezuela,
How to Identify
A fig. It is a small tree. It has white latex. The leaves are smooth. The fruit are in pink to red figs. They occur in small bundles among the leaves.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Ficus guianensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae. It is a tree native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Panama and the Windward Islands through tropical South America to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil. The species was first described by Nicaise Auguste Desvaux in 1825.
References (1)
- van Andel, T., 2000, Useful plants of Guyana. Non-timber forest products of the North-West District of Guyana. Part 2. A Field Guide. Tropenbos-Guyana Programme. p 292
