Ficus auriculata (PROSEA)
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Ficus auriculata Lour.
- Family: Moraceae
Synonyms
Ficus roxburghii Wallich ex Miq.
Vernacular names
- Malaysia: ara, kelebok, mangtan
- Burma: sin-thahpan
- Thailand: duea-wa (Chiang Mai), saipho (central)
- Vietnam: va'.
Distribution
Wild and cultivated from the Himalayas to southern China and Hainan, including Burma, Thailand and Indo-China. Also cultivated in India and Peninsular Malaysia.
Uses
The large figs are edible and are used in the preparation of jam, juice and curries. In Vietnam unripe fruits are used in salads. In India the leaves are used as fodder and the trees are planted as host trees for lac insects.
Observations
A small spreading tree, up to 12 m tall. Leaves very large, ovate, up to 45 cm × 30 cm. Fruit a fig, in short ropes from the branches to the base of the trunk, depressed pear-shaped, 5-9 cm wide, reddish-brown, fragrant; flesh red-purple. Propagation is easy by marcots.
Selected sources
10, 11, 12, 13, 42.