Ficus tesselata
Warb.
Moraceae Edible: Wood ashes - salt
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Description
A fig. It is a large climbing shrub that grows attached to other plants. It can grow 8 m tall. The leaves are oblong and 10-22 cm long by 4-8 cm wide.
Edible Uses
Wood ashes are processed for salt production.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests along rivers. It grows up to 1,900 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, Benin, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Togo, West Africa,
Cultivation
The pollinator wasp is Agaon taiense Wiebes.
Synonyms
Ficus camptoneuroides Hutch.Ficus winkleri Mildbr. & Burret
References (3)
- Busson, 1965,
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 151
- www.figweb.org
