Ficus elegans
(Miq.) Miq.
MoraceaeFruit
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Wikimedia Commons - Ella V. Baines (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection.
Wikimedia Commons - Ella V. Baines (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection.
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Africa, East Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo, West Africa,
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 fig. It is a tree that grows 13 m tall. The small branches has small soft hairs. The figs are large and hang from older branches.
Notes
There are about 800-1000 Ficus species. They are mostly in the tropics. There are 120 Ficus species in tropical America. An unresolved name in The Plant List.
Names & Synonyms
Urostigma elegans Miq.
References (2)
- Abbiw, D.K., 1990, Useful Plants of Ghana. West African uses of wild and cultivated plants. Intermediate Technology Publications and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. p 47
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 137
