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white fig
Ficus virens

Photo courtesy of Con Lokkers.
 
Plant Family :Moraceae
Plant Form :tree
Growth Habit :Large, strangling tree 15-30m tall, often spreading widely with aerial roots forming massive prop supports on older specimens, breifly deciduous, trunk flanged and buttressed.
Fruiting Season :March to September also sporadic.
Description :Food plant for birds and mammals.
Distribution :Kimberley region, Top End, Cape York, to the Macleay River N.S.W.
Introduced :No
Seen North Qld :  Yes

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