Ficus platypoda
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Ficus platypoda (cultivated, labelled) Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne
Photograph by Melburnian. Some rights reserved.
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DESERT FIG FACTS
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Common Name
Desert Fig
Other Names
Rock Fig
Description
The Desert Fig or Rock Fig has waxy oval leaves (similar to the Rubber Plant, F. elastica). It has grey bark. The fruits are small and hard and remain on the tree for months before falling.
Height
8m
Spread
5m
Distribution
found in central and northern Australia, Indonesia.
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Rosales | | Family: | Moraceae | | Genus: | Ficus | | Species: | platypoda | | Common Name: | Desert Fig |
Relatives in same Genus
Ficus coronata
Ficus macrophylla
Ficus virens
Ficus watkinsiana
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