Moraceae FAMILY

Ficus hirta

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ficus hirta is an evergreen shrub or a small tree with a much-branched crown; it can grow up to 10 metres tall[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatForests and forest margins at low elevations[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. In secondary jungle, waysides, waste-places, and by the edge of the forest, from the lowland ascending to 2,000 metres[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].