- Pronunciation: FEE-cus (or FY-cus) mac-row-FILL-ah
- Common Name: Moreton Bay Fig
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Derivation:
Ficus: L. ficus - the edible fig
macrophylla: large Leaves - Type: Tree (Strangler)
- Family: MORACEAE
- Size: 50 metres
- Flowers: Occur inside fig
- Fruit: Figs paired, spherical, to 25 mm, orange turning purple when ripe
- Vegetation Type: Rainforest
- Species List: Kennilworth Fig Tree Walk, Bush food, Craft, NNP service road, Upper Yandina Creek, RE 12.3.1. RE 12.12.16.
Cultural Notes
TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:
String made from Bark;
Bush food: Fruit edible sweet Fruit eaten
Identification Notes
Strangler; Trunk huge;
Terminal buds enclosed in long rusty brown stipules.
Leaf: smooth glossy dark green above, brownish below, with distinct Veins above and below.
Widely buttressed
Landscaping Notes
Noosa Council Preferred Species list . Large gardens only. Majestic spreading Tree for average soils. Useful pot Plant.
Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery.
Successfully propagated by Florabunda Bushcare nursery, Woombye
Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery
Associated Fauna
Bird attracting. Fruit relished by flying foxes.
