Common Name
Figtree
Family
MORACEAE
Select
Trees Tree-like Palms & Bamboos
Spanish Name
Higuerón, Chilamate
- Grows up 40m tall and is terrestrial with no epiphytic stage.
- Pollinated by wasps which get into the sycon. Dispersed by birds and arboreal mammals.
- The white latex sap is used to treat internal parasites. PROPAGATION: Seeds