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| Author:
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René
Louiche Desfontaines 1803 |
| Family: |
Moraceae |
| Habitat: |
Eastern
Australia |
| Soil: |
Rich Soil
to Rocks |
| Water:
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Plenty |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
150 Centimetres |
| Height: |
30 Metres |
| Flower:
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Green |
| Reproduction: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Pop names:
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The Port
Jackson Fig, Little-leaf Fig, Rusty Fig |
| Synonyms: |
Matsosuke rubiginosa, Raf., 1838. Urostigma
rubiginosa, Gasp., 1884. Ficus australis Willd.,
1806. Ficus baileyana Domin, 1921. Ficus
leichhardtii Miq.,1867. Ficus leichhardtii var.
angustata Miq.,1867. Ficus macrophylla var.
pubescens F.M. Bailey, 1911. Ficus obliqua var.
petiolaris Corner,1960. Ficus platypoda var.
angustata Corner 1965. Ficus platypoda var.
leichhardtii R.F.J. Hend.,1993. Ficus platypoda
var. mollis Benth.,1873. Ficus platypoda var.
petiolaris Benth., 1873. Ficus platypoda var.
subacuminata Benth., 1873). Ficus rubiginosa
var. lucida Maiden 1902. Ficus rubiginosa var.
variegata Guilf., 1911. Ficus shirleyana
Domin,1921.
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This member of the Moraceae family was
given this name by René
Louiche Desfontaines in 1803. It is found from north Queensland
southwards along the eastern coastline to the south coast of
New South Wales, growing in anything, even as epiphyte with quite
some water and little to lots of sun sun. The stem tend to slim
up by age, but it can reach a meter and a half in diameter. The tree
can grow to 30 meters height. The tiny, green flowers are pollinated
by a symbiotic relationship with a fig gall wasp species; Pleistodontes imperialis, which lays its
eggs in the fruits. It is a real easy plant to make cuttings by.
Subspecies and variations:
Ficus rubiginosa var. glabrescens F.M. Bailey, Ficus
rubiginosa var. lucida Maiden
The species name;
rubiginosa related to the rusty coloration of the undersides of
the leaves. |
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