Ficus pseudopalma

Ficus pseudopalma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Subgenus: F. subg. Sycomorus
Species:
F. pseudopalma
Binomial name
Ficus pseudopalma
Synonyms[1]

Ficus blancoi Elmer
Ficus haenkei Warb.

Ficus pseudopalma is a species of fig, (subgenus Sycamorus) in the mulberry family (Moraceae).[1] It is known by the common names Philippine fig, dracaena fig, and palm-leaf fig.[2] In nature it is endemic to the Philippines, especially the island of Luzon.[2] It is known elsewhere as an ornamental plant.

This is a shrub or rarely branching small tree growing erect with a naked unbranched mesocaul stem topped with a cluster of wavey-edged leaves to give it the appearance of a palm.[3] Indeed, the species name pseudopalma means "false palm".[4] The leaves are 75–100 cm (30–40 in) long and up to 15 cm (6 in) wide,[5][6] with a yellow midrib and edged with dull teeth. The edges of the leaf are elevated above the midrib, forming a sort of trough.[7] The fruit is a dark green fig that grows in pairs, each measuring 2.5 cm (1 in).[5]

In Luzon, this plant occurs in grassland and forest habitat, where it is considered common.[8] The new shoots of the plant are eaten as a type of vegetable, and there are a number of traditional medicinal uses, such as a remedy for kidney stones made from the leaves.[9] In Bicol Region the plant is known as Lubi-lubi and the leaves are cooked in coconut milk.[4] In 2003 the leaves were sold in markets for US$0.74 per kilogram, and the plant can be grown in plantations without pesticides for an adequate profit.[4]

This shrub has been used as a landscaping plant in Hawaii, but it never escaped cultivation or became established in the wild because the species of wasp that pollinates it was never brought to the islands.[3]

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  1. ^ a b "Ficus pseudopalma Blanco". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Ficus pseudopalma". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b Starr, F., et al. (2003). Ficus pseudopalma Fact Sheet. Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk.
  4. ^ a b c Food & Fertilizer Technology Center. (2003). Fruit and vegetables from the tropical forest. Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine FFTC Practical Technology.
  5. ^ a b "Ficus pseudopalma: Care, Breeding and Replanting". Ficusplant. 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
  6. ^ Graf, Alfred Byrd (1981). Tropica. East Rutherford, N.J.: Roehrs Company. pp. 1006 & 661.
  7. ^ Hogan, Sean (2004). Flora - The Gardener's Bible. Willoughby, New South Wales: Global Book Pub. Pty. Ltd. p. 603 with photo. ISBN 1-74048-097-X.
  8. ^ Villegas, K. L. and F. A. Pollisco Jr. (2008). Floral survey of Laiban sub-watershed in the Sierra Madre Mountain Range in the Philippines. Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation 4(1) 1-14.
  9. ^ Ragasa, C. Y., et al. (2009). Terpenoids and sterols from the endemic and endangered Philippine trees Ficus pseudopalma and Ficus ulmifolia. Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine Philippine Journal of Science 138(2) 205.


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