Ficus platyphylla

Broadleaf fig is a deciduous tree to 25 meters tall, often epiphytic on other trees at first, the crown large and spreading, surface roots often prominent.
BARK: rusty orange, large grey-brown patches. Branchlets 1-2 cm thick, white or hairy, surface flaking when dry and bearing large leaf scars.
LEAVES: large and stiff, long oval, 15-26 cm long, 10-20 cm across, edge wavy, tip blunt or pointed, the base heartshaped, smooth above but rough white below, lateral veins red when young, 10-16 pairs, the lowest pair extending far below the middle of the blade, leaf stalk 4-10 cm.
FLOWERS: enclosed within figs.
FRUIT: figs, numerous in clusters of 2-5 towards the tip of the branchlets, on stalks 1.0-2.5 cm, beside or below leaves, persistent bracts at the base, figs rounded, 1-2 cm across when fresh, greenish when ripe, the surface hairy or not, often bumpy (warted).

Edible: latex from the tree is used as a base for chewing gum, fruit is eaten raw. http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php id=Ficus+platyphylla
Medicine: the bark, leafy branch tips. http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php id=Ficus+platyphylla
Latex from the tree is used to make a good quality rubber.
The dried latex is used for cleaning copper and brass instruments.
The latex can be used to repair broken pottery.
The bark is a source of tannins.
The bark is a dye sources for traditional 'bogolan' textiles, giving red-ochre to brownish colours.
A green dye is obtained from the leaves.
A fiber obtained from the inner bark is used for making ropes, cordage and bark-cloth.
Provides fuel and charcoal.

A savannah fig tree extending to Somalia, Ethiopia and Senegal. In Uganda it is found in wooded grassland and on rocky patches, preferring dry savanna. It is common in Mbale, Kumi, Apac and Luwero Districts. In Kampala, Broadleaf fig can be found at Kira Lane among other places.