Ficus virgata

Figwood
Growing in the Cairns Botanic Gardens
Scientific 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]
20 Synonyms
  • 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 usually grows as a strangler on other trees, eventually smothering and killing its host, but may also grow on its own. In Australia it is found from Kutini-Payamu National Park in the northern part of Cape York Peninsula, south along the east coast to Paluma Range National Park, at altitudes from sea level up to about 400 m (1,300 ft). It was named by Dutch botanist Carl Ludwig Blume in 1825.[4][5]

Conservation

As of January 2025, this species has been assessed to be of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.[6][1]

  • Foliage
  • Foliage and fruits
  • Young plant, growing in the fork of a larger tree

References

  1. ^ a b "Species profile—Ficus virgata". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Ficus virgata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Ficus virgata Reinw. ex Blume". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  4. ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Ficus virgata". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  5. ^ Chew, W.-L.; Kodela, P.G. (2022). Kodela, P.G. (ed.). "Ficus virgata". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  6. ^ de Kok, R. (2024). "Ficus virgata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T198112047A203234156. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T198112047A203234156.en. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
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