Known edible fig plants in Khao Nan national park, Nakhon Si Thammarat province, Peninsular Thailand

Bhanumas Chantarasuwan; Anan Charernsook

Authors

Bhanumas Chantarasuwan Thailand Natural History Museum, National Science Museum, Technopolis, Khlong 5, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120 THAILAND
Anan Charernsook Khao Nan National Park, Taling Chan, Thasala, Nakhon Si Thammarat, 90100 THAILAND

Keywords:

edible fig plants, Khao Nan National Park

Abstract

Native people residing in the southern part of Thailand usually have good intellectual knowledge of utilizing the indigenous fig plants; notably those inhabitants of Nakhon Si Thammarat province who have heavily used those plants as food for a long time. From our survey in Khao Nan National Park which situating in this particular province, we have found at least 10 utilized fig species; i.e. Ficus chartacea (Wall. ex Kurz) Wall. ex King, Ficus racemosa L., Ficus auriculata Lour., Ficus variegata Blume, Ficus semicordata Buch.- Ham. ex Sm., Ficus fistulosa Reinw. ex Blume, Ficus lepicarpa Blume, Ficus schwarzii Koord. Ficus scortechinii King and Ficus obpyramidata King. All figs can be grouped according to the methods of utilization into 3; 1) as vegetable only - young fruits, 2) as fruit only - ripe ones, and 3) as both vegetable and fruit.

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