Mazhar Botanic Garden

Ficus hispida L.f.

Hairy Fig

Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species: hispida
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000609
English name: Hairy Fig
Arabic name: فيكس هسبيدا
Native: Southern China , Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia
Country: Australia India Indonesia Myanmar Thailand
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen small tree up to 8- 12 m tall branches covered in brownish to whitish hairs leaves oblong to elliptic 5-35 cm long, with acuminate apex, cuneate to heart-shaped base figs axillary almost round

E Asia - southern China, Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, to New Guinea and Australia

Ornamental. Medicinal. food fodder for animals. 

Ficus oppositifolia Roxb

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Texture: Adaptable
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Medium Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds, cuttings
Flowering time: Early summer
Zone: 10 : 11
pH range: 6.1- 7.8

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