Ficus neohebridarum
Guillaumin
MoraceaeLeaves
What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Pacific, 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 fig tree in the Moraceae family found in tropical regions.
Notes
There are about 800-1000 Ficus species. They are mostly in the tropics. There are 120 Ficus species in tropical America. Not in The Plant List nor on the Internet.
References (1)
- Massal, E. and Barrau, J., 1973, Food Plants of the South Sea Islands. SPC Technical Paper No 94. Noumea, New Caledonia. p 34
