Ficus austrina

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Ficus austrina
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Ficus austrina
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President and Fellows of Harvard College
Ficus austrina
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President and Fellows of Harvard College

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Solomon islands, Vanuatu,

Countries: Australia, Fiji, Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Samoa

How to Identify

A tree. It grows 23 m tall. It can have buttresses. The leaves are in spirals.

References (1)
  • Lebot, V. & Sam, C., Green desert or ‘all you can eat’? How diverse and edible was the flora of Vanuatu before human introductions?. Terra australis 52 p 408

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