
Moraceae FAMILY
Ficus lepicarpa
Ficus lepicarpa
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ficus lepicarpa is a tree with a spreading crown; it can grow 5 - 15 metres tall[ 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. , 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.
HabitatHumid forests, typical on rocky banks of rivers, at elevations up to 1,700 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. ].