Ficus barclayana Miq.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Moraceae > Ficus

Characteristics

A fig. It is a shrub or small tree. It grows 1-10 m high. It is slender and can have many branches. The figs are green or yellow but ripen to red or purple. They can be 18 mm across. They are usually in the axils of leaves. The fruit occur throughout the year.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 3.5 - 8.0
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Environment

Dense, dry, or open forest or on its edges, and in coastal and hillside thickets, at elevations up to 1,050 metres.
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A tropical plant. In Fiji it can grow from sea level to 1,050 m altitude. It can grow in dense or open forest.
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Usage

The figs can be eaten.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use Toothache (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Images

Leaf

Ficus barclayana leaf picture by Maika Maika Tupua (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ficus barclayana world distribution map, present in Fiji

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:852470-1
WFO ID wfo-0000687475
COL ID 6HW89
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Synonyms

Covellia barclayana Ficus barclayana Ficus barclayi