Ficus pseudopalma
COMMON NAME | Philippine fig,
dracaena fig, and palm-leaf fig |
TYPE | Tree |
FAMILY | Moraceae |
NOTES | This is a shrub
growing erect with a naked unbranched stem topped with a cluster of leaves to
give it the appearance of a palm.[2] Indeed, the species name pseudopalma
means "false palm".[3] The leaves are up to 30 inches long and
edged with dull teeth. The fruit is a dark green fig that grows in pairs,
each fruit just over an inch long. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Endemic to the Philippines, especially
the island of Luzon |
NATIVE HABITAT | Grassland and forest
habitat |
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