Ficus destruens explained

Ficus destruens is a hemiepiphytic fig that is endemic to the wet tropical rainforests of northeastern Queensland, Australia.^[1]

Description

Ficus destruens is a monoecious tree which grows up to 32m (105feet) tall. Its leaves are 51– long and 16– wide. Its syconia are orange or red in colour, 13– long and 11– in diameter. It begins life as a hemiepiphyte.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Dixon . Dale J. . 2003 . A taxonomic revision of the Australian Ficus species in the section Malvanthera (Ficus subg. Urostigma: Moraceae) . Telopea . 10 . 1 . 125–53 . 10.7751/telopea20035611 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091004221118/http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/72713/Tel10Dix125.pdf . dead . 2009-10-04 .