Ficus watkinsiana


Ficus watkinsiana, commonly known as strangler fig, Watkins' fig, nipple fig or the green-leaved Moreton Bay fig is a hemiepiphytic fig that is endemic to Australia. The species exists in three populations—one in northeast Queensland and the others in southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales.

Description

Ficus watkinsiana is a monoecious tree which grows up to tall. Its leaves are long and wide. Its syconia are deep purple to black in colour, long and in diameter. It begins life as a hemiepiphyte.

Uses

The fruit is black and spotted when ripe, and is of fair quality in flavour.