Ficus cynaroides

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten.

A tropical plant. It grows at low altitudes. It occurs in Bougainville and Isabel in Solomon Islands.

Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Solomon Islands,

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

A tropical fig tree native to low-altitude forests in Bougainville and Isabel in the Solomon Islands.

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

Names & Synonyms

Tafisioro

References (3)

Corner, 1960, Garden Bulletins Singapore, 18:41
May, R.J., 1984, Kaikai Aniani. A Guide to Bush Foods Markets and Culinary Arts of Papua New Guinea. Robert Brown and Associates. p 74
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew