Characteristics
A fig. It is a large tree. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 18 m tall. The branches are spreading. It usually has aerial roots. The bark is greenish-grey. The young shoots have a white covering. The leaf stalks are 23-28 cm long and have a gland near the end. The leaf blades are rough and oval or narrow and 5-10 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. The fruit receptacles are in pairs in the axils of leaves or where leaves have fallen off. They are 2 cm across. They are pink or purple.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
hemiepiphyte
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
monoecy
|
| Pollination |
entomogamy
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
18.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
A subcanopy tree in disturbed evergreen forests at elevations up to 1,000 metres.
| Light |
-
|
| Soil humidity |
-
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
The fruit are eaten. They are cooked as a vegetable.
| Uses |
animal food
environmental use
material
medicinal
shade
wood
|
| Edible
|
fruits
|
| Therapeutic use
|
Aphrodisiac (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Bruise (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified), Lumbago (unspecified), Pain (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Wart (unspecified), Masticatory (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Medicine (unspecified)
|
| Human toxicity |
-
|
| Animal toxicity |
-
|
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
15 - 90
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
21 - 26
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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