Ficus heteropleura
Blume
Arapa wood fig tree
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Description
A fig tree or shrub. It can be 20 m tall. The small branches have hairs. The leaves are alternate and the leaf stalk is 5-15 cm long. The leaves are narrowly oval and 8-15 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. The fruit are dark red.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Medicinal Uses
An infusion of the leaves is drunk as a treatment for constipation.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. In southern China it grows between 100-400 m above sea level. In Indonesia it grows up to 1,500 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeastern India, Philippines, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds.
Production
In southern China plants flower from January to August.
Also Known As
Pohon ara arapa
References (3)
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 43 (As Ficus mindanaensis)
- Sukarya, D. G., (Ed.) 2013, 3,500 Plant Species of the Botanic Gardens of Indonesia. LIPI p 284
- www.eFloras.org. Flora of China
