Sandpaper fig (species: Ficus opposita) in Cairns and Surrounds (Gaia Guide)
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Ficus opposita
Sandpaper fig


©Anne: Sandpaper fig about 5 metres high at Lizard Island Research Station

©Anne: Sandpaper fig leaf at Lizard Island

©Anne: Sandpaper fig leaf at Lizard Island. Tiny, sparsely-distributed thorns on the leaf surface give the sandpapery feel (enlarge the image). 

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Rosales
Family Moraceae
Genus Ficus
Species Ficus opposita

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Distinguishing features

A shrub or tree reaching 8 m; leaves opposite or alternate, large with strong veins, rough with sandpaper texture, darker above than below. Small reddish figs form in the leaf axils, singly or in pairs. 

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Byrnes, N.B., S.L. Everist, S.T. Reynolds, A. Specht and R.L. Specht (1977). The vegetation of Lizard Island, North Queensland, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 88: 1-15. LIRS catalog number 3.
  • De Sloover, J.R. and A.-L. Jacquemart (2008). Nymph Island (Great Barrier Reef, Qld., Australia): Flora and vegetation of a low wooded island, Scripta Botanica Belgica, 43: 1-88. LIRS catalog number 1210.
  • De Sloover, J.R. and S. Liégeois (1997). Eagle Island, flora and vegetation (Queensland, Australia), Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg./ Bull. Nat. Plantentuin Belg., 66: 347-383. LIRS catalog number 526.