Moraceae FAMILY Least Concern

Ficus maxima

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ficus maxima is a small to medium-sized tree, growing from 7 - 25 metres tall369]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of fibre. Ficus maxima has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia, north through the Caribbean, Central America to Mexico.

HabitatFrequently growing along streams and more commonly found in the seasonally dry areas, at lower elevations from sea level to around 1,000 metres[ 369 Title Flora of Costa Rica Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago Year 1938 ISBN Description Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet. ]. Moist or wet forest or fields, often in pastures, by roadsides, or along stream beds[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].