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is the ficus carica the only one edible species?

lord_of_the_green
18 years ago

Hi,

I wonder wheather some other species than f.carica are edible or not. I usually see adult tress of ficus benjamina and f. microcarpa loaded with huge crops of small fruits. The birds eat them, thou they're not a valid reference for humans... They may not be tasteful at all, but perhaps coud be seasoned somehow or even jam made out of them...

Anyone knows about poisonous ficus especies? I think I've heard something about it some time ago...

Thank you. Paul.

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