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Ficus amadiensis

De Wild.

Moraceae Edible: Fruit

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Description

A tropical tree in the Moraceae family that grows approximately 15 m tall with leaves arranged in spirals.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is edible.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Africa, Cameroon, East Africa, Kenya, Malawi, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda,

References (3)

  • Ojelel, S., et al, 2019, Wild edible plants used by communities in and around selected forest reserves of Teso-Karamoja region, Uganda. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2019) 15:3
  • Mutie, F. M., et al, 2023, Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches. Plants 2023, 12, 1145
  • World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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