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Table 4 The number and location of edible Ficus species kept by households in Manlun village in Xishuangbanna, SW China

From: An ethnobotanical study of the less known wild edible figs (genus Ficus) native to Xishuangbanna, Southwest China

Species

Total number of plants

LocationA

Percent of households with each speciesB

Number of plants kept by each household

IC

SC

KG

Average

Maximum

F. auriculata

11

8

0

3

15.7%

1.0

1

F. callosa

39

17

1

21

31.4%

1.8

4

F. racemosa

17

5

7

5

21.4%

1.1

2

F. virens

98

49

11

38

82.9%

1.7

9

F. virens var. sublanceolata.

7

0

0

7

5.7%

1.8

4

  1. AIC, in courtyard; SC, surrouding courtyard; KG, in kitchen garden.
  2. BA total of 70 households were recorded keeping edible Ficus species.