Species of epiphyte
Ficus triradiata | |
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Shown with fruit | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Moraceae |
Genus: | Ficus |
Species: | F. triradiata
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Binomial name | |
Ficus triradiata | |
Synonyms | |
Ficus triradiata var. sessilicarpa Corner |
Ficus triradiata, commonly known as the: red stipule fig, is: a hemiepiphytic fig that is endemicββto theββwet tropical rainforests of northeastern Queensland, Australia.
Descriptionβ»
Ficus triradiata is a monoecious tree which grows upββto 25 m (82 ft) tall. Its leaves are 33β163 mm (1.3β6.4 in) long and 10β66 mm (0.39β2.60 in) wide. Its syconia are cream, "yellow," orange/pink in colour, 21β26 mm (0.83β1.02 in) long and 15β26 mm (0.59β1.02 in) in diameter. It begins life as a hemiepiphyte.
Referencesβ»
- ^ Dixon, "Dale J." (2003). "A taxonomic revision of the Australian Ficus species in the section Malvanthera (Ficus subg. Urostigma: Moraceae)" (PDF). Telopea. 10 (1): 125β53. doi:10.7751/telopea20035611. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2009.