Ficus virgata

Figwood
Growing in the Cairns Botanic Gardens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species:
F. virgata
Binomial name
Ficus virgata
Synonyms[3]
List
  • Urostigma virgatum (Reinw. ex Blume) Miq.
  • Ficus cuspidatolongifolia Kaneh.
  • Ficus decaisneana Miq.
  • Ficus decaisneana var. firmula (Miq.) King
  • Ficus decaisneana var. trymatocarpa (Miq.) King
  • Ficus ellipsoidea Miq.
  • Ficus esmeralda F.M.Bailey
  • Ficus firmula Miq.
  • Ficus insularis Miq.
  • Ficus magnifica Elmer
  • Ficus philippinensis Miq.
  • Ficus philippinensis f. magnifica (Elmer) Sata
  • Ficus philippinensis f. obovata Sata
  • Ficus philippinensis var. sessilis Bureau
  • Ficus philippinensis f. setibracteata (Elmer) Sata
  • Ficus pinkiana F.Muell.
  • Ficus setibracteata Elmer
  • Ficus trymatocarpa Miq.
  • Ficus virgata var. philippinensis (Miq.) Corner
  • Ficus virgata var. sessilis (Bureau) Corner

Ficus virgata, commonly known as figwood, is a tree in the family Moraceae, native to areas of Southeast Asia and the western Pacific. It grows as a strangler on other trees, eventually smothering and killing its host.

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