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Ficus triradiata

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Ficus triradiata
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species:
F. triradiata
Binomial name
Ficus triradiata
Synonyms

Ficus triradiata var. sessilicarpa Corner[1]

Ficus triradiata, commonly known as the red stipule fig, is a hemiepiphytic fig that is endemic to the wet tropical rainforests of northeastern Queensland, Australia.[1]

Description

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Ficus triradiata is a monoecious tree which grows up to 25 m (82 ft) tall. Its leaves are 33–163 mm (1.3–6.4 in) long and 10–66 mm (0.39–2.60 in) wide. Its syconia are cream, yellow, orange or pink in colour, 21–26 mm (0.83–1.02 in) long and 15–26 mm (0.59–1.02 in) in diameter. It begins life as a hemiepiphyte.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Dixon, Dale J. (2003). "A taxonomic revision of the Australian Ficus species in the section Malvanthera (Ficus subg. Urostigma: Moraceae)" (PDF). Telopea. 10 (1): 125–53. doi:10.7751/telopea20035611. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2009.