Biology:Ficus virgata
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| File:Ficus-virgata-SF22320-02.jpg | |
| Growing in the Cairns Botanic Gardens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Species: | F. virgata
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| Binomial name | |
| Ficus virgata | |
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20 Synonyms
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Ficus virgata, commonly known as figwood, is a tree in the family Moraceae, native to areas of Southeast Asia and the western Pacific. It usually grows as a strangler on other trees, eventually smothering and killing its host, but may also grow on its own. In Australia it is found from Kutini-Payamu National Park in the northern part of Cape York Peninsula, south along the east coast to Paluma Range National Park, at altitudes from sea level up to about 400 m (1,300 ft). It was named by Dutch botanist Carl Ludwig Blume in 1825.[4][5]
Conservation
As of January 2025[update], this species has been assessed to be of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.[6][1]
Gallery
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Foliage
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Foliage and fruits
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Young plant, growing in the fork of a larger tree
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Species profile—Ficus virgata". Queensland Government. 2022. https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=17156.
- ↑ "Ficus virgata". Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/75456.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ficus virgata Reinw. ex Blume". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:853956-1.
- ↑ "Ficus virgata". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. 2020. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Ficus_virgata.htm.
- ↑ Chew, W.-L.; Kodela, P.G. (2022). "Ficus virgata". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Ficus%20virgata.
- ↑ de Kok, R. (2024). "Ficus virgata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T198112047A203234156.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/198112047/203234156. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Ficus virgata |
- View a map of historical sightings of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- View images of this species on Flickriver
Wikidata ☰ Q11048727 entry
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