Ficus pantoniana
| Ficus pantoniana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Subgenus: | F. subg. Synoecia |
| Species: | F. pantoniana
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| Binomial name | |
| Ficus pantoniana | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ficus nugenti Domin F. scandens var. australis F. M. Bailey | |
Ficus pantoniana, commonly known as the climbing fig, is a species of fig tree, native to Australia. It is found in lowland rainforests on the Cape York Peninsula in northern Queensland. It is a woody climber which may reach 3–6 m in height. It was described by botanist George King in 1887 from a specimen collected in New Guinea,[1] Ficus nugenti by Karel Domin in 1921, and F. scandens var. australis by Bailey are synonyms.
References[]
- ^ King, G. (1887). "Part 2. Natural history". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 55 (2): 407.
External links[]
- "Ficus pantoniana". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
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