Ficus fistulosa
Reinw. ex Blume
Common yellow stem fig
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Summary
Source: WikipediaFicus fistulosa is an Asian species of fig tree in the family Moraceae. It is native to South and Southeast Asia from Assam to Taiwan, including India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, southern China including Hong Kong and Hainan, and throughout Malesia and the western Pacific, extending to East New Guinea. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers produced on separate individuals. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. In Vietnam, it is called sung giòn.
Description
A tropical fig in the Moraceae family, traditionally used for food in its native range.
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Edible Uses
The leaves and fruit are eaten as vegetables.
Traditional Uses
Leaves, Fruit, Vegetable,
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Medicinal Uses
The root is boiled and the infusion is taken for 3 days as a diaphoretic. It is used for post-natal treatment. Mature leaves are used as a narcotic, being smoked with opium.
Distribution
E. Asia - southern China, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to New Guinea.
Where It Grows
An understorey tree in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp to sub-montane forests at elevations up to 1,700 metres. On hillsides and ridges with sandy to clay soils.
Cultivation
Moraceae
Other Uses
The wood is of low quality, but is used for items such as temporary constructions, mouldings, interior work, cladding, drawers, laundry tubs, fruit crates and floats. The wood is used for fuel.
Production
A fig. It is a small tree. It is evergreen. It is 10-15 m high. The trunk is 15-30 cm across. The sexes are separate. The bark is dark brown. The small branches are coarse. The leafy structures near the base of the leaves are oval and about 1.7 cm long. The leaf stalk is 1.5-4 cm long. The leaves are alternate. The leaf blade is oblong and 10-20 cm long by 4-7 cm wide. They are papery. They are slightly hairy underneath. The base is wedge shaped but unequal. The tip is sharp. The figs are in clusters on small outgrowths from old stems. They are orange red when mature and round but flattened. They are 1.5-2 cm across. They are smooth. The stalk is 0.8-2.4 cm long. Male and gall flowers are in the same fig with the male flowers near the opening.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Ara serapat, Benying, Buruni-buruni, Ching khao, Ching, Kalapong, Kelampong bukit, Kedampul, Kujanjing, Labe, Lolo, Maduea plong, Mak war, Mobopu, Peelasa, Pohon ara kujajing, Sekuduk'en, Semantung, Shui tong mu, Sung rung, Tibig, Weelada, Wilada
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