Scientific Name: Ficus fraseri

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  • Pronunciation:
    FEE-cus (or FY-cus) FRASER-eye
  • Common Name:
    Sandpaper Fig
  • Derivation:
    Ficus: L. ficus - the edible fig||fraseri: honours Charles Fraser (1788-1831), botanist, horticulturalist, collector, first Superintendent of Sydney Botanic Gardens. In 1828 he was insturcted to go north
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    MORACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Occur inside fig.
  • Fruit:
    Yellow to red, turning black, 20 mm, in axillary pairs, winter to spring
  • Vegetation Type:
    Dry rainforests and along scrubby watercourses,
  • Species List:
    Bush food, FI Podberscek, Fraser Island, Janet, Upper Yandina Creek, NNP Tanglewood, NNP Palm Grove, Kin Kin Scrub, Kin Kin Arboretum, 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: fruit edible

Identification Notes

Deciduous. ||Leaves: obovate to ovate-elliptical, simple, 6-12 cm, blade stiff and sandpapery, green and sometimes glossy above. paler below; midrib and lateral veins prominent. 2 veins extending from base to half length of leaf. Leaf often lobed in juvenile plants. Petiole slender 5-12 mm. ||Stipule: short rolled. ||Branchlets: rough but not hairy ||Clear watery latex present,||

Associated Fauna

Fruit relished by birds and bats.

Landscaping Notes

Requires moisture.||Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||