Ficus cyrtophylla
(Wall. ex Miq.) Miq.
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Description
A fig tree. It grows 3-6 m tall The trunk is 5-6 cm across. The bark is grey and smooth. The small branches have short hairs. The leaves are oblong and strongly unequal on opposite sides. They are 9-15 cm long by 5-8 cm wide. The figs are in the axils of leaves on normal leafy shoots. They are in pairs or clusters. They are yellowish-orange when ripe. They are 8-10 mm across.
Edible Uses
The fruit is consumed as a drink.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows between 300-1,800 m above sea level in Sikkim. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Myanmar, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Sikkim, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam,
Also Known As
Kalo khasrey, Pa-ju-ma
References (2)
- Li, S., et al, 2020, Monpa, memory, and change: an ethnobotanical study of plant use in Mêdog County, South-east Tibet, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. (2020) 16:5 p 20
- Sharma, G., et al, 2016, Agrobiodiversity in the Sikkim Himalaya. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, ICIMOD Working Paper 2016/5 p 20
