Ficus chrysochaete
Corner
Labutsie, Karsikerie
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Description
A fig tree. It grows 3-4 m tall. The leaves are shiny on the upper surface. The fig is 1.5 cm across. It is green with small pale lumps.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are boiled with meat as a flavoring.
Traditional Uses
Leaves boiled with meat to give flavour.
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Medicinal Uses
Leaves are boiled with meat to give flavour.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in coastal rainforest.
Where It Grows
Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Solomon Islands,
Notes
There are about 800-1000 Ficus species. They are mostly in the tropics. There are 120 Ficus species in tropical America. The fig wasp is Kradibia ordinata Wiebes. The plant was collected by Brass on Isabel island.
References (3)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 714
- Corner, E. J. H., 1960, Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 17: 466
- French, B.R., 2010, Food Plants of Solomon Islands. A Compendium. Food Plants International Inc. p 76
