Ficus drupacea, also known as the brown-woolly fig[3][4] or Mysore fig, is a tropical tree native to Southeast Asia and Northeast Australia (it has been introduced into the New World tropics, including Puerto Rico).[3][5] It is a strangler fig;[6][7][8] it begins its life cycle as an epiphyte on a larger tree, which it eventually engulfs. Its distinctive features include dense, woolly pubescence, bright yellow to red fleshy fruit, and grayish white bark.[5][9] It can reach heights of 10–30 meters (33–98 ft).[5][7][9] Its fruit are eaten by pigeons, and it is pollinated by Eupristina belgaumensis.[7] It occurs in environments ranging from sea-level beachfront environments to montane forests, up to 1,000 metres (3,300 feet).[5][7][9]
Quick facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...
| Ficus drupacea |
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| Fruit and leaves |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Rosids |
| Order: |
Rosales |
| Family: |
Moraceae |
| Genus: |
Ficus |
| Subgenus: |
F. subg. Urostigma |
| Species: |
F. drupacea |
| Binomial name |
Ficus drupacea
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| Synonyms[2] |
21 synonyms
- Urostigma drupaceum (Thunb.) Miq.
- Ficus aurantiicarpa Elmer
- Ficus chrysochlamys K.Schum. & Lauterb.
- Ficus chrysocoma Blume
- Ficus citrifolia Willd.
- Ficus drupacea var. auranticarpa (Elmer) Corner
- Ficus drupacea var. glabrata Corner
- Ficus drupacea var. mysorensis (Roth) M.R.Almeida
- Ficus drupacea var. pedicellata Corner
- Ficus drupacea var. pubescens (Roem. & Schult.) Corner
- Ficus drupacea var. subrepanda (Wall. ex King) D.Basu
- Ficus ellipsoidea F.Muell. ex Benth.
- Ficus gonia Buch.-Ham.
- Ficus indica L.
- Ficus mysorensis Roth
- Ficus mysorensis var. dasycarpa (Miq.) M.F.Barrett
- Ficus mysorensis f. parvifolia Miq.
- Ficus mysorensis var. pubescens Roem. & Schult.
- Ficus mysorensis var. pubescens (Roth) King
- Ficus mysorensis var. subrepanda Wall. ex King
- Ficus payapa Blanco
- Ficus pilosa Reinw. ex Blume
- Ficus pilosa var. chrysocoma (Blume) King
- Ficus pubescens Roth
- Ficus rupestris Buch.-Ham.
- Ficus subrepanda (Wall. ex King) King
- Ficus vidaliana Warb.
- Urostigma bicorne Miq.
- Urostigma chrysotrix Miq.
- Urostigma dasycarpum Miq.
- Urostigma mysorense (Roth) Miq.
- Urostigma pilosum (Reinw. ex Blume) Miq.
- Urostigma subcuspidatum Miq.
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