Alamo, Higo
Ficus lapathifolia

Family: Moraceae

What it is like

A fig. It is a medium sized tree. It can be 25 m tall. It probably always starts attached to other plants and becomes a strangler fig. It can have interlocking trunks or flying buttresses. The leaves are alternate and broadly oblong. They are 10-25 cm long. The leaves are hairy underneath.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests.

Countries/locations it is found in

Belize, Central America, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, North America

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Urostigma lapathifolium Liebm.;