Ficus botryocarpa subsp. hirtella

C. C. Berg

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Bell Museum, University of Minnesota

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President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

The leaves are eaten.

It is a tropical plant.

Papua New Guinea, PNG,

Countries: Papua New Guinea

A tropical fig tree in the Moraceae family.

There are about 800-1000 Ficus species. They are mostly in the tropics. There are 120 Ficus species in tropical America.

Names & Synonyms

Ficus botryocarpa f. scabrida CornerFicus conora King

References (2)

Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 1:103, t. 131. 1888 (As Ficus conora)
Terra, G.J.A., 1973, Tropical Vegetables. Communication 54e Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, p 46 (As Ficus conora)