Ficus dicranostyla
Mildbr.
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Summary
Source: WikipediaFicus dicranostyla is a shrub or tree species within the family Moraceae. It occurs in Tropical Africa and it is one of the two species of Ficus within the section Oreosycea of Ficus subgenus Pharmacosycea. It was named by Johannes Mildbraed.
Description
A fig. It is a bush 6 m high or a tree 20 m high. The trunk can be 1 m across and high before branching. The leaves are narrowly oval and rounded at the base and tapering to the tip. They are 10-16 cm long by 5-8 cm wide. The figs occur singly in the axils of leaves. They are 12 mm across.
Edible Uses
The leaves, fruit, and leaves as a vegetable are edible portions of this plant.
Medicinal Uses
The plant has traditional medicinal uses.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in the savannah in West Africa. It is often on termite mounds. It can grow up to 1,500 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Congo DR, East Africa, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, West Africa, Zambia,
Cultivation
The wasp pollinator is Dolichoris flabellata Wiebes.
Other Uses
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Notes
There are about 800-1000 Ficus species. They are mostly in the tropics. There are 120 Ficus species in tropical America.
Also Known As
Anak, Bito, D'jambo, Djambo-surei, Ebu, Ebule, Gansan, Hilwotou, Munapuo, Namimatoro, Olam, Owi, Owii, Sur, Suredje, Surei, Touana
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- Ferns, Useful tropical plants.
- Goode, P., 1989, Edible Plants of Uganda. FAO p 41
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- www.figweb.org
