Ficus papus
Peekel
MoraceaeFruit
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is edible.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG,
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. It is a small tree. It grows 5-15 m tall. The twigs are rough and hairy. The leaves are narrowly oval and taper to a short tip. There can be fine teeth along the edge. The leaves are 14-30 cm long by 9-19 cm wide. The leaf stalks are 1-7 cm long. The figs are a flattened round shape. They can occur singly on the tips or in clusters on old wood.
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.
Names & Synonyms
Kavupus, Paper, Papus-tun, Pavus
References (1)
- Peekel, P.G., 1984, (Translation E.E.Henty), Flora of the Bismarck Archipelago for Naturalists, Division of Botany, Lae, PNG. p 141, 143
