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DESERT FIG FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Desert Fig
Other Names
Rock Fig
Description
The Desert Fig or Rock Fig has waxy oval leaves (similar to the Rubber Plant, F. elastica). It has grey bark. The fruits are small and hard and remain on the tree for months before falling.
Distribution
found in central and northern Australia, Indonesia.
Growth Characteristics
Height: 8m
Spread: 5m
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Rosales | | Family: | Moraceae | | Genus: | Ficus | | Species: | platypoda | | Common Name: | Desert Fig |
Relatives in same Genus
Ficus coronata
Ficus macrophylla
Ficus virens
Ficus watkinsiana
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