- Ficus pantoniana
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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
KingSynonyms 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
- ^ King, G. (1887). "Part 2. Natural history". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 55 (2): 407.
External links
- "Ficus pantoniana". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=38115.
Categories:- Ficus
- Rosales of Australia
- Plants and pollinators
- Trees of Australia
- Flora of Queensland
- Moraceae stubs
- Australian rosid stubs
- Tree stubs
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