Habitat : Riverine forest and creekbank thickets
Local name : Tibig
Botanical name : Ficus nota
Family : Moraceae
Height : 4-8 meters
Trunk : Bole erect, cylindrical, branching low; Bark smooth, brownish grey
Leaves : Ovate with heart-shaped base; Large, deep green, surface coarse and wrinkly
Fruit : Fig; Held individually or in clusters, globose, green to reddish brown, warty
Fruiting season : Year round
Traits : Cauliflorous; Dioecious; Evergreen; Fast growing; Prolific fruiter; Shade tolerant; Small tree; Waterlogging tolerant
Recommendations : Erosion control; Nurse tree; Pioneer species for reforestation in frequently inundated areas; Riparian management; Wildcrafting
Other uses : Ripe fruits are edible and maybe eaten with sugar; Young leaves are eaten as vegetable; A drinkable water can be obtained from a freshly cut stem; Firewood and charcoal
Native range : The Philippines and Northern Borneo
National conservation status : Not threatened in the Philippines
Threat : Conversion of woodlands to agricultural, commercial or residential areas
Further readings :
E-Prosea - Ficus nota http://www.proseanet.org/prosea/e-prosea_detail.php?frt=&id=1658
Revised Lexicon of Philippine Trees (J. Rojo) (512)
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