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Ficus macrophylla Desf. ex Pers. f. macrophylla Family Moraceae
Common name: Moreton Bay Fig

Ficus macrophylla f. macrophylla Desf. ex Pers. APNI*

Synonyms: Ficus macrophylla Pers. ex Desf. subsp. macrophylla APNI*

Description: Large spreading tree, epiphytic and strangling in early stages, trunks becoming massive with large buttresses; young stems glabrous.

Leaves ovate to elliptic or oblong, 10–25 cm long, 7–10 cm wide, upper surface green and glabrous, lower surface rusty-coloured due to covering of minute scales, often glabrescent with age; petiole 5–10 cm long; stipules usually 3–10 cm long, finely hairy to glabrous.

Figs ± globose, 20–25 mm diam., orange turning purple at maturity; stalk 10–20 mm long; paired or solitary; ripens throughout year.


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Distribution and occurrence: In coastal rainforest of all types, north from the Shoalhaven R.; widely cultivated.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC
Other Australian states: Qld Vic.
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