Ficus drupacea

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Ficus drupacea

Ficus drupacea, also known as the brown-woolly fig[1][2] 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).[1][3] It is a strangler fig;[4][5][6] 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.[3][7] It can reach heights of 10–30 meters (33–98 ft).[3][5][7] Its fruit are eaten by pigeons, and it is pollinated by Eupristina belgaumensis.[5] It occurs in environments ranging from sea-level beachfront environments to montane forests, up to 1,000 metres (3,300 feet).[3][5][7]

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Ficus drupacea
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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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Infraspecific taxa

Varieties of F. drupacea include:[8]

  • Ficus drupacea var. auranticarpa (Elmer) Corner
  • Ficus drupacea var. drupacea
  • Ficus drupacea var. glabrata Corner
  • Ficus drupacea var. pedicellata Corner
  • Ficus drupacea var. pubescens (Roth) Corner
  • Ficus drupacea var. subrepanda (Wall. ex King) D. Basu

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