Ficus nota (PROSEA)
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Ficus nota (Blanco) Merr.
- Family: Moraceae
Vernacular names
- Philippines: tibig (Tagalog), labai (Isinai), kik-kik (Ibanag).
Distribution
Malaysia (Sabah), the Philippines.
Uses
The soft and fleshy fruits are eaten raw, sometimes with sugar and cream. The stem contains drinkable water.
Observations
Erect tree, 4-8 m tall, with prominent protuberances on trunk and larger branches where inflorescences are borne. Leaves oblong to obovate, 15-35 cm long. Fruit a fig, subglobose, 2-4 cm in diameter, glabrous, yellowish. Common in the Philippines in thickets and forests at low and medium altitudes.
Selected sources
8, 12, 18, 54.
