Small to medium deciduous tree with spreading crown. Leaves simple, ovate to elliptic, dark green above, pale beneath. Bark smooth and grey. Figs small, orange to red, eaten by birds and mammals. Important keystone species supporting diverse fauna.
Keystone species; figs eaten by many birds and mammals; supports diverse insect fauna; provides shelter and nesting sites.
Small figs, orange to red, year-round fruiting; pollinated by fig wasps.
Important food source for frugivorous birds; shelter for insectivorous birds
Seeds collected from ripe figs; sow fresh; germination good
Difficult; mainly propagated by seed
Used medicinally; figs edible; important cultural tree
