Ficus polita
| Botanical Name | Ficus polita |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Species: | F. polita |
| Common Names: | Heart-leaved fig |
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Plant Local Names
Hausa Name: Durumi or Durmi
Yoruba: Opapa
Plant Habitat
Usually towns and villages
Plant Material of Interest
Tree, bark
Plant Description
A large tree, 10- 16 tall. The trunk is often buttressed and the bark is grey brown to creamy green. The specific epithet ‘polita’ means polished and refers to the glossy appearance of the leaves which are heart shaped with a sharp tip and a broad base. The figs are quite large (15- 30mm in diameter) and are borne in clusters on the stem and main branches. (Sofowora, 1984.)
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i. The tree and bark pounded along with Ararabi (Hausa) with Botanical Name- Compiphota jerstingii, shani kasanni (Hausa) with botanical name- commphora kerstingii and kiriya (Hausa) with botanical name: prosopis Africana.
ii. The tree and bark were used except in shani kasani where the herb and shot was used 30 spoonful of the coarse powder were boiled in large volume of water.
iii. This is used in the management of oedema. (Ogbochukwu, 2005.)
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