Gewone trosvy – Ficus sycomorus
- It has a fig wasp
- Fruits found on the stem are rich and juicy – eaten by rhino, warthogs, monkeys, baboons antelope and birds
- In the past the soft wood was used as a friction base for fire starting
- Buttress roots are common therefore some trees have a circumference of 20m
- Wood used for the making of drums
- Brews of bark and leaves used for chest complaints, inflammation, and diarrhea
