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Ficus racemosa


Ficus racemosa Form
Ficus racemosa BranchFicus racemosa Fruit

Common Name: Cluster Fig
   
Family: Moraceae
   
Form and Size: A medium to large tree, 8 - 20m high, with spreading crown; it does not have aerial roots; may be deciduous in the dry season. Older trees to 35m may be found, usually with heavily buttressed bases.
   
Distribution: Across the tropical north of Australia; along stream banks and on rainforest margins.
   
Leaves: Egg-shaped to lance-shaped, base usually rounded, tip pointed, thin-textured, bright green, 6 - 20cm x 4 - 9cm.
   
Bark: Grey, smooth.
   
Fruit: Top –shaped, yellow to crimson, often splitting, in clusters on stalks arising from the trunk and older branches.
   
Cultivation/Notes: Propagate from seed, aerial layers or cuttings.



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Source: Across the Top: Gardening with Australian Plants in the Tropics,
compiled by Keith Townsend for Society for Growing Australian Plants.


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