Ficus brachypoda
Appearance
Ficus brachypoda | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Moraceae |
Genus: | Ficus |
Species: | F. brachypoda
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Binomial name | |
Ficus brachypoda (Miq.) Miq.
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Ficus brachypoda is a tree in the family Moraceae native to northern Australia. It is a banyan of the genus Ficus which contains around 750 species worldwide in warm climates, including the edible fig (Ficus carica).
Ficus brachypoda is likely a species complex. A new species Ficus desertorum was split from the group.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Wilde, Brendan (2021). "Hiding in plain sight, Ficus desertorum (Moraceae), a new species of rock fig for Central Australia". Telopea. 24: 283–301. doi:10.7751/telopea14668. ISSN 2200-4025.
External links
[edit]- "Ficus brachypoda (Miq.) Miq". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- Wilde, Brendan (2021). "Hiding in plain sight, Ficus desertorum (Moraceae), a new species of rock fig for Central Australia". Telopea. 24: 283–301. doi:10.7751/telopea14668. ISSN 2200-4025.