Moraceae FAMILY

Ficus adenosperma

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ficus adenosperma is a shrub or a tree that can grow from 6 - 20 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 11 - 20cm in diameter and unbranched for around 2 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of a low quality wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia to New Guinea, north Australia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu.

HabitatDense primary and also in more open positions in secondary forest, chiefly near rivers, often developing thickets on sandbanks and islands; at elevations up to 2,500 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ].