Black fig
Ficus trigonata

Family: Moraceae

What it is like

A fig. It is a strangler or a large tree. It can grow 30 m tall and be 4 m wide at the base due to buttresses and then with a trunk 8-0-150 cm wide. The buttressing roots can be 3 m tall. The leaf stalks are 2-5 cm long. The leaves are oval and 13-25 cm long by 7-10 cm wide. They are usually rounded at the base and taper to the tip. The figs are rounded and in pairs. They are 2-3 cm across. They are hairy and have red dots.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Antilles, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guianas, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Panama, Puerto Rico, South America, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, West Indies, Winward Is.

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Amate, Amate de corral, Chimon, Higo, Jaguey, Renaco

Synonyms

Ficus berteroi Warb.; Ficus crassinervia Desf.; Ficus wrightii Warb.; Urostigma trigonatum (L.) Griseb.;