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Ficus virens

Ficus virens

About

Ficus virens is a plant of the genus Ficus found in India, southeast Asia, through Malaysia and into Northern Australia. Its common name is white fig; it is locally known as pilkhan and in the Kunwinjku language it is called an-borndi. Like many figs, its fruits are edible. One of the most famous specimens of this tree is the Curtain Fig Tree of the Atherton Tableland, near Cairns, a popular tourist attraction.

Family
Moraceae

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Ficus virens
Slug
ficus-virens
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Moraceae
Genus
Ficus
Species
virens
Wikidata QID
Q2717818
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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