Moreton Bay fig Moraceae Ficus macrophylla

Leaf:Alternate, simple, entire margins, evergreen, thick, oblong to elliptical, to 10 inches long, shiny dark green above, paler or rust-colored below; exuding mildy sap when broken.
Flower:Species is monoecious; small, produced inside of a small round, greenish receptacles that occur in leaf axils near branch tips.
Fruit:Round, to 1 inch in diameter, spotted, turning purple when ripe, produced nearly year round.
Twig:Stout, green turning gray to red-brown, buds long and slender, leaf scar shield-shaped; contains a white latex sap.
Bark:Thin, smooth and gray when young; becoming dark with age.
Form:In its native habitat this massive tree can begin as an epiphyte, eventually stangling the "host plant". Planted specimens are generally single-stemmed with a wide-spreading dense crown. Trees eventually develop large buttressed roots and may develop aerial roots reaching down from the crown.

leaf fruit twig bark form map

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