Scientific Name: Ficus obliqua

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  • Pronunciation:
    FY-cus (or FEE-cus) oh-BLEEK-wah
  • Common Name:
    Small-leaved Fig
  • Derivation:
    Ficus: L. ficus - the edible fig||obliqua: L. obliquus - oblique (assymetrical base of leaf)
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    MORACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Occur inside fig
  • Fruit:
    0range
  • Vegetation Type:
    Rainforest
  • Species List:
    Kin Kin Arboretum, FI Podberscek, Fraser Island, Janet, Mill Point, Johns, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Wallace Park, Regional Ecosystem 12.3.1.
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Bush food: Food source

Identification Notes

Tall buttressed strangler;|Branchlet: greyish with pale lenticels. |Stipule: Fairly short green rolled . |Leaf: 5-8 cm. glossy dark green above, paler below, sometimes with two basal veins obvious. Net veins visible below. |Petiole: flattish 10-20 mm and covered with minute translucent hairs. .

Associated Fauna

Bird attracting: Figbird, Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, and Barred Cuckoo-shrike eat fruit. Butterfly larval food plant: Common Crow, pictured.

Landscaping Notes

Bushy shade tree for average soils. Pot plant for indoor decoration.|||Successfully propagated by Florabunda Bushcare nursery, Woombye|| Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||