Ficus triradiata

Ficus triradiata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species: F. triradiata
Binomial name
Ficus triradiata
Corner
Synonyms

Ficus triradiata var. sessilicarpa Corner[1]

Ficus triradiata, commonly known as the red stipule fig is a hemiepiphytic fig that is endemic to the wet tropical rainforests of northeastern Queensland, Australia.[1]

Description

Ficus triradiata is a monoecious tree which grows up to 25 m (82 ft) tall. Its leaves are 33–163 mm (1.3–6.4 in) long and 10–66 mm (0.39–2.60 in) wide. Its syconia are cream, yellow, orange or pink in colour, 21–26 mm (0.83–1.02 in) long and 15–26 mm (0.59–1.02 in) in diameter. It begins life as a hemiepiphyte.[1]

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