Ficus reflexa

Thunb.

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit, Leaves

Both the fruit and leaves are edible.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Africa, East Africa, Madagascar, Mascarenes,

Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How to Identify

A tropical shrub or tree in the Moraceae family native to tropical regions.

Medicinal Uses

The plant has anti-oxidant health benefits.

Wikipedia

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Ficus reflexa is a species of flowering plant in the family of Moraceae, native to some islands in the western Indian Ocean. It is found in Madagascar, Comoros, Réunion, Mauritius, and Seychelles. Three subspecies are accepted. Ficus reflexa subsp. aldabrensis (Baker) C.C.Berg – Aldabra and Comoros Ficus reflexa subsp. reflexa – Madagascar, Mauritius, Rodrigues, and Réunion Ficus reflexa subsp. sechellensis (Baker) C.C.Berg – Granitic Seychelles

Notes

It has anti-oxidant health benefits.

Names & Synonyms

Laza, Nonoka, Nonoka keliravina

Ficus ciliolosa Miq. [Illegitimate]Ficus melleri BakerFicus punctata Lam. [Illegitimate]Ficus pyrifolia var. imerinensis H. PerrierFicus pyrifolia var. melleri (Baker) H. PerrierFicus pyrifolia var. occidentalis H. PerrierFicus pyrifolia var. tsaratananensis H. PerrierFicus reflexa subsp. reflexaFicus terebrata Willd.Urostigma aggregatum (Vahl) Miq.Urostigma reflexum (Thunb.) Miq.Urostigma terebratum (Willd.) Miq.

References (2)

Fioccardi, A., et al, 2022, First phytochemical study of six tree and shrub species with high health-promoting potential from Madagascar: Innovative uses for food and medicinal applications. Scientia Horticulturae 299 (2022) 111010
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