Ficus hispida

Ficus hispida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Moraceae
Genus:	Ficus
Species:	F. hispida
Binomial name
Ficus hispida L.f.
Synonyms
Ficus oppositifolia Roxb.

Ripe fruit

Fruits

Ficus hispida is a small but well distributed species of tropical fig tree. It occurs in many parts of Asia and as far south east as Australia.^[1][2] There is a large variety of local common names. Like a number of ficus, the leaves are sandpapery to touch. An unusual feature is the figs which hang on long stems. In Australia the fruit are eaten by cassowaries and double-eyed fig parrots.

References

1. "Ficus hispida". ZipcodeZoo. ZipcodeZoo. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
2. "Biotik.org". Ficus hispida. Retrieved April 17, 2012.