Perforated fig
Ficus pertusa

Family: Moraceae

What it is like

A fig. It is a tree. It grows to 10 m high. The leaves are alternate and smooth. They are 7-9 cm long by 3-4 cm wide. The flowers are in the axils of leaves. The fruit are reddish-brown figs.

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.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Columbia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Honduras, Madagascar, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South America, Suriname, Venezuela, West Indies

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten raw.

Fruit are sold in local markets.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Aguemome, Amate, Bibosi palomo, Emoqui, Fiuerinha, Guapoemi, Guapoi, Higo, Kisini, Matapalo, Mutumutu, Nauti gui, Renaco

Synonyms

Ficus arpazusa Casar.; Ficus baccata (Liebm.) Miq.; Ficus cerasifolia Kunth & C.D.Bouché; Ficus complicata Kunth; Ficus daphniphylla Miq.; Ficus elliptica (Herzog) Herter; Ficus erythrosticta (Miq.) Miq.; Ficus fasciculata S.Watson; Ficus faydeni Miq.; Ficus garcesii Dugand; Ficus gardeniifolia Miq.; Ficus gemina (Miq.) Miq.; Ficus grabhamii Britton; Ficus halliana Britton; Ficus immersa Warb. ex Glaz.; Ficus kanukuensis Standl.; Ficus lancifolia Hook. & Arn.; Ficus ligustrina Kunth & C.D.Bouché; Ficus morantensis Britton; Ficus myrtifolia Link; Ficus ochroleuca Griseb.; Ficus palmicida Pittier; Ficus periplocaefolia Kunth & C.D.Bouché; Ficus peruviana (Miq.) Rossberg; Ficus planicostata Kunth & C.D.Bouché; Ficus polypus Schiede ex Miq.; Ficus populnea f. planicostata (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Warb.; Ficus prinoides Hassl.; Ficus prinoides var. subtriplinervia (Mart.) Hassl.; Ficus prinoides var. subtriplinervia (Mart.) Kuntze; Ficus radicans Casar.; Ficus rolanderi (Liebm.) Miq.; Ficus sapida (Liebm.) Miq.; Ficus sonorae S.Watson; Ficus subtriplinervia Mart.; Ficus sulcipes (Miq.) Miq.; Ficus tapajozensis Standl.; Ficus tarapotina Warb.; Ficus trachelosyce Dugand; Ficus turbinata (Liebm.) Miq.; Pharmacosycea laurifolia Miq.; Pharmacosycea peruviana Miq.; Urostigma baccatum Liebm.; Urostigma cestrifolium var. major Miq.; Urostigma complicatum (Kunth) Liebm.; Urostigma erythrostictum Miq.; Urostigma geminum Miq.; Urostigma lancifolium (Hook. & Arn.) Miq.; Urostigma padifolium (Kunth) Liebm.; Urostigma pertusum (L.f.) Miq.; Urostigma planicostatum Miq.; Urostigma populneum f. mexicanum Miq.; Urostigma rolanderi Liebm.; Urostigma sapidum Liebm.; Urostigma schiedeanum Miq.; Urostigma subtriplinervium (Mart.) Miq.; Urostigma subtriplinervium f. ellipticum Herzog; Urostigma subtriplinervium f. major Miq.; Urostigma subtriplinervium f. majus Miq.; Urostigma sulcipes Miq.; Urostigma turbinatum Liebm.;