Ficus iodotricha
Diels
Moraceae Edible: Leaves
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Description
A tropical fig tree reaching 10 m tall with spirally arranged leaves, native to mountainous terrain and riverside areas. Young leaves are eaten, particularly in Jimi Valley in Papua New Guinea.
Edible Uses
Young leaves are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The young leaves are eaten.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in the mountains. It grows beside rivers.
Where It Grows
Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG,
Other Information
The leaves are eaten in Jimi Valley in PNG.
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
Ap nimba
References (3)
- Clarke, W. C., 1971, Place and People: An Ecology of a New Guinean Community.
- Powell, J.M., Ethnobotany. In Paijmans, K., 1976, New Guinea Vegetation. Australian National University Press. p 110
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
