Ficus dicranostyla
Family: Moraceae
What it is like
A fig. It is a bush 6 m high or a tree 20 m high. The trunk can be 1 m across and high before branching. The leaves are narrowly oval and rounded at the base and tapering to the tip. They are 10-16 cm long by 5-8 cm wide. The figs occur singly in the axils of leaves. They are 12 mm across.
There are about 800-1000 Ficus species. They are mostly in the tropics. There are 120 Ficus species in tropical America.
Where it is found
A tropical plant. It grows in the savannah in West Africa. It is often on termite mounds. It can grow up to 1,500 m above sea level.
Countries/locations it is found in
Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Congo DR, East Africa, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, West Africa, Zambia
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Leaves, vegetable, fruit
How it is grown
The wasp pollinator is Dolichoris flabellata Wiebes.
Its other names
Local names
Anak, Bito, D'jambo, Djambo-surei, Ebu, Ebule, Gansan, Hilwotou, Munapuo, Namimatoro, Olam, Owi, Owii, Sur, Suredje, Surei, Touana