- Pronunciation: FEE-cus oh-BLEEK-wah
- Common Name: Small-leaved Fig
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Derivation:
Ficus: L. ficus - the edible fig
obliqua: L. obliquus - Oblique (assymetrical base of Leaf) - Type: Tree
- Family: MORACEAE
- Size: 40 metres
- Flowers: Occur inside fig
- Fruit: 0range
- Vegetation Type: Rainforest
- Species List: 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. .
Landscaping Notes
Bushy shade Tree for average soils. Pot Plant for indoor decoration.
Associated Fauna
Bird attracting: Figbird, Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, and Barred Cuckoo-shrike eat Fruit. Butterfly larval food Plant: Common Crow, pictured.
