Biology:Ficus virgata

Short description: Species of plant in the family Moraceae

Figwood
Growing in the Cairns Botanic Gardens
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Moraceae
Genus:	Ficus
Species:	F. virgata
Binomial name
Ficus virgata Reinw. ex Blume
Synonyms
List Urostigma virgatum (Reinw. ex Blume) Miq. Ficus cuspidatolongifolia Kaneh. Ficus decaisneana Miq. Ficus decaisneana var. firmula (Miq.) King Ficus decaisneana var. trymatocarpa (Miq.) King Ficus ellipsoidea Miq. Ficus esmeralda F.M.Bailey Ficus firmula Miq. Ficus insularis Miq. Ficus magnifica Elmer Ficus philippinensis Miq. Ficus philippinensis f. magnifica (Elmer) Sata Ficus philippinensis f. obovata Sata Ficus philippinensis var. sessilis Bureau Ficus philippinensis f. setibracteata (Elmer) Sata Ficus pinkiana F.Muell. Ficus setibracteata Elmer Ficus trymatocarpa Miq. Ficus virgata var. philippinensis (Miq.) Corner Ficus virgata var. sessilis (Bureau) Corner

Ficus virgata, commonly known as figwood, is a tree in the family Moraceae, native to areas of Southeast Asia and the western Pacific. It grows as a strangler on other trees, eventually smothering and killing its host.

Conservation

This species is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as least concern. (As of December 2022), it has not been assessed by the IUCN.

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

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  Fruits

External links

• 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