Ficus pseudopalma is a shrub growing erect with a naked unbranched stem topped with a cluster of leaves to give it the appearance of a palm.

The new shoots of the plant are eaten as a type of vegetable, and there are a number of traditional medicinal uses

Similar plants:

• Ficus abutilifolia (Large-leaved Rock Fig, Rock Wild Fig )
• Ficus altissima (Council Tree)
• Ficus aspera (Variegated Clown Fig, Mosaic Fig )
• Ficus auriculata, Ficus roxburghii (Elephant ear fig tree, Giant Indian Fig)
• Ficus bengalensis, Ficus indica (Banyan Tree)
• Ficus benjamina (Benjamin Fig, Benjamin Tree)
• Ficus capensis, Sycomorus capensis (Broom Cluster fig, Bush fig, cape fig, Fire sticks, Kooman, Wild fig)
• Ficus carica (Fig Tree, Brevo)
• Ficus citrifolia (Shortleaf Fig, Florida Banyan, Giant Bearded Fig, Wild Banyantree, Wimba Tree)
• Ficus cordata salicifolia (Willow-leafed fig)