Red Fig (species: Ficus drupacea) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Ficus drupacea
Red Fig


©Anne Hoggett: Ficus drupacea leaves and fruit in gully on SW side of Cook's Look, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Ficus drupacea leaves and fruit in gully on SW side of Cook's Look, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Ficus drupacea stem and leaves in gully on SW side of Cook's Look, Lizard Island. Are the the red structures buds?

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

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Distinguishing features

A strangler fig that produces a milky exudate when cut. Elongate, elliptical leaves grow to about 20 cm and have a distinctly pointed tip. Leaf veins are pale and the lateral veins loop together near the leaf margin. Figs up to 2.5 cm long are stalkless and grow in pairs, turning red when ripe.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Cribb, A.B. and J.W. Cribb (1985). Plant life of the Great Barrier Reef and adjacent shores University of Queensland Press, St Lucia.

Other 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.