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]

Ficus drupacea
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 Thunb.

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