Ficus mucuso
Welw. ex Ficalho
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Summary
Source: WikipediaFicus mucuso is a medium to large sized tree within the family Moraceae. The range of the species spans Tropical West Africa from Sierral Leone to Uganda, in East Africa.
Description
A fig. It is a tree. It can grow to 30-40 m high. The trunk can be 1 m across. It has buttresses near the base. The crown is spreading and open. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are almost round and heart shaped at the base. They are 5-15 cm across. The leaf stalk is 3-11 cm long and softly hairy. The fruit hang on branches. The fruit are 4-6 cm across.
Edible Uses
Young leaves and fruit are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The young leaves are fruit are eaten.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in the rain-forest often near rivers.
Where It Grows
Africa, Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo DR, Congo R, Côte d'Ivoire, East Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, West Africa,
Notes
There are about 800-1000 Ficus species. They are mostly in the tropics. There are 120 Ficus species in tropical America.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Abe, Doumbourou, Ete, Ibule, Joya, Kituba, Lekoko, Lingembe, Liwawa, N'ran, Ogoro, Olo, Shola, Solo, Tol
References (15)
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- East African Herbarium records, 1981,
- Grubben, G. J. H. and Denton, O. A. (eds), 2004, Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. p 561
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 78, 137
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- 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
- Oryema, C., et al, 2013, Edible wild fruit species of Gulu District, Uganda. International Journal of Biology and Biological Sciences Vol 2(4) pp 068-082
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 150
- Senbeta, F., et al, 2013, Diversity of Useful Plants in the Coffee Forests of Ethiopia. Ethnobotany Research & Applications 11:049-069
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- www.figweb.org
