Ficus aculeata A.Cunn. ex Miq.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Moraceae > Ficus

Characteristics

Pending. See Dixon (2007, 2011), Ficus aculeata in FloraNT (accessed 19 January 2022), Ficus aculeata in W.A. FloraBase (accessed 19 January 2022), and Ficus aculeata in Zich et al. (2020). [Ficus opposita var. micracantha (Chew 1989): Leaf lamina aculeate above, the margin with short rigid hairs; underside villous glabrescent, smooth to lightly foveolate from the bulging reticulations; petiole 2–15 mm long.]
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A tree. It grows 15 m tall. It loses its leaves during the year. The bark is dark brown and cracked.
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Growth form tree
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 15.0
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Environment

Open forest, eucalypt woodland, gallery/riparian forest, monsoon forest, vine thickets, vine forests, hummock grassland, Melaleuca shrubland and woodland, Allosyncarpia forest, floodplain margins.
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 15 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Distribution

Ficus aculeata world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:852338-1
WFO ID wfo-0000687202
COL ID 6HW5M
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Synonyms

Ficus aculeata Ficus micracantha Ficus aculeata var. micracantha Ficus opposita var. aculeata Ficus opposita var. micracantha

Lower taxons

Ficus aculeata var. indecora