Sandpaper Fig (species: Ficus fraseri) in Cairns and Surrounds (Gaia Guide)
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Ficus fraseri
Sandpaper Fig


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

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Distinguishing features

Its leaves are 6 to 14 cm long and 2.5 to 6.5 cm wide on petioles that are 1 to 2 cm long. The rounded figs are 1 to 1.5 cm long and start out yellow in colour, maturing to orange-red between May and February in the species native range. (Wikipedia)

Size

  • Up to 1500 cm (Height)

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution: Ficus fraseri

Distribution and habitat preferences

In Australia, the species occurs from Tuggerah Lake in New South Wales, northwards to the Atherton Tableland in Queensland. (Wikipedia)

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