Ficus vasculosa
Wall. ex Miq.
Sweet mountain greens, Vasculosa fig tree
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Description
A fig. It is a tree. It grows 15-44 m tall. The stem has white sap. The leaves are alternate and simple. The fruit are 8 mm across. They are round and on the twigs.
Edible Uses
The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable, prepared by boiling or frying and also used in soups.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. They are boiled or fried and also used in soups.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in rain forest up to 1,400 m above sea level. It grows on sandy soils. In XTBG Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, SE Asia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam,
Cultivation
Plants can be grown by seeds, root cuttings or air-layering.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Pahugai, Pak de gai, Pohon ara vaskula, Shan tian cai, Tu mai rong
References (7)
- Flora of China @ efloras.org Volume 5
- Fu, Yongneng, et al, 2003, Relocating Plants from Swidden Fallows to Gardens in Southwestern China. Economic Botany, 57(3): 389-402
- Hui, Y. H., Handbook of Food Science, Technology, and Engineering. Volume 2. Table 98:5
- Shi, Y. et al, 2014, An ethnobotanical study of the less known wild edible figs (genus Ficus) native to Xishuangbanna Southwest China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 10:68
- Slik, F., www.asianplant.net
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- Sukarya, D. G., (Ed.) 2013, 3,500 Plant Species of the Botanic Gardens of Indonesia. LIPI p 292
- Xu, You-Kai, et al, 2004, Wild Vegetable Resources and Market Survey in Xishuangbanna, Southwest China. Economic Botany. 58(4): 647-667.
