Ficus prolixa G.Forst.

A strangler fig. A large tree with a spreading crown. It grows 20 m high. It has milky sap. It develops hanging roots which form several large trunks. The bark is mottled and grey-brown. The bark is green underneath. The leaves are simple and alternate. The blade is narrowly oval and 5-11 cm long. It is rounded at the base. It narrows at the tip. The leaf is dark glossy green on the upper surface and lighter underneath. The mid vein is yellow. The side veins form loops. The leaf stalk is 1.3-2.3 cm long. The flowers are in a fig receptacle. This fruit like structure has broad bracts that remain on the base. This fruiting structure is 5-7 mm across. It is green to yellow. It has many small seeds.

Rocky shores and slopes, usually on limestone, at elevations from sea level to 60 metres.

The fruit are cooked and eaten with coconut sap.

Can be grown by seedlings.