Ficus pantoniana

Climbing fig
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species: F. pantoniana
Binomial name
Ficus pantoniana
King
Synonyms

Ficus nugenti Domin F. scandens var. australis F. M. Bailey

Ficus pantoniana, commonly known as the climbing fig, is a species of fig tree, native to Australia. It is found in lowland rainforests on the Cape York Peninsula in northern Queensland. It is a woody climber which may reach 3–6 m in height. It was described by botanist George King in 1887 from a specimen collected in New Guinea,[1] Ficus nugenti by Karel Domin in 1921, and F. scandens var. australis by Bailey are synonyms.

References

  1. King, G. (1887). "Part 2. Natural history". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 55 (2): 407.

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