Ficus drupacea

Ficus drupacea, also known as the brown-woolly fig[1][2] or Mysore fig, is a tropical tree native to Southeast Asia and Northeast Australia (it has been introduced into the New World tropics, including Puerto Rico).[1][3] It is a strangler fig;[4][5][6] it begins its life cycle as an epiphyte on a larger tree, which it eventually engulfs. Its distinctive features include dense, woolly pubescence, bright yellow to red fleshy fruit, and grayish white bark.[3][7] It can reach heights of 10–30 meters (33–98 ft).[3][5][7] Its fruit are eaten by pigeons, and it is pollinated by Eupristina belgaumensis.[5] It occurs in environments ranging from sea-level beachfront environments to montane forests, up to 1000 m (3281 ft).[3][5][7]

Ficus drupacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Subgenus: F. subg. Urostigma
Species:
F. drupacea
Binomial name
Ficus drupacea
Thunb.

Infraspecific taxa

Varieties of F. drupacea include:[8]

  • Ficus drupacea var. auranticarpa (Elmer) Corner
  • Ficus drupacea var. drupacea
  • Ficus drupacea var. glabrata Corner
  • Ficus drupacea var. pedicellata Corner
  • Ficus drupacea var. pubescens (Roth) Corner
  • Ficus drupacea var. subrepanda (Wall. ex King) D. Basu

References
  1. "Plants Profile for Ficus drupacea (brown-woolly fig)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  2. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Ficus drupacea". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  3. "Ficus drupacea in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  4. "National Parks Board, Singapore: Ficus drupacea". NParks Flora & Fauna Web. 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  5. "Ficus drupacea - FigWeb". www.figweb.org. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  6. "Factsheet - Ficus drupacea". keys.trin.org.au. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  7. "Ficus drupacea - MORACEAE". www.biotik.org. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  8. "Tropicos | Name - Ficus drupacea Thunb". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
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