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Ficus drupacea var. pubescens (Roemer & Schultes) Corner

Mysore fig Brown woolly fig

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000246
English name: Mysore fig, Brown woolly fig
Arabic name: فيكس مايزورنسس
Native: Southeast Asia
Country: Southeast Asia
(PGR): Rare

Large evergreen tree, spreading shade, growing 12-20m high , twigs brown-tomentose, becoming glabrous leaves elliptic-ovate to 20 cm long figs ovoid orange-red, axillary, fig appear in pairs

Soil:  gravelly sandy clay to sandy clay loam

•ornamental tree. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of fibre.

Ficus mysorensis Roth, Ficus mysorensis var, pubescens Roth

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Texture: Clay Loam Sandy
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds Cuttings
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 9

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