Ficus caulocarpa explained

Ficus caulocarpa is a flowering plant of the family Moraceae. It is native to the East Indies. It makes three complete sets of leaves each year (triannually deciduous).[1] According E.J.H. Corner, this fig, if it germinates in a boulder field, its roots can extend for "extraordinary distances, up to several hundred feet".[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Huxley . Anthony . Anthony Huxley . Griffiths . Mark . 1992 . The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening . 2 . Stockton Press . New York . 298.
  2. Book: Corner, E.J.H. . 1940 . Wayside Trees of Malaya . Kuala Lumpur . Malayan Nature Society . 527–529.