Ficus brachypoda

Ficus brachypoda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species:
F. brachypoda
Binomial name
Ficus brachypoda
(Miq.) Miq.

Ficus brachypoda is a tree in the family Moraceae native to northern Australia. It is a banyan of the genus Ficus which contains around 750 species worldwide in warm climates, including the edible fig (Ficus carica).

Ficus brachypoda is likely a species complex. A new species Ficus desertorum was split from the group.[1]

References

  1. ^ Wilde, Brendan (2021). "Hiding in plain sight, Ficus desertorum (Moraceae), a new species of rock fig for Central Australia". Telopea. 24: 283–301. doi:10.7751/telopea14668. ISSN 2200-4025.
  • "Ficus brachypoda (Miq.) Miq". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  • Wilde, Brendan (2021). "Hiding in plain sight, Ficus desertorum (Moraceae), a new species of rock fig for Central Australia". Telopea. 24: 283–301. doi:10.7751/telopea14668. ISSN 2200-4025.