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Climbing fig

Ficus pantoniana

Climbing fig
Photo: coenobita, CC BY 4.0
Family
Moraceae (Fig & mulberry family)
Grows as
Climber
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Sulawesi to N. & NE. Queensland
Climate
wet tropical

About

Ficus pantoniana, commonly known as the climbing fig, is a plant in the family Moraceae. It is native to the eastern part of Malesia, Papua New Guinea, and northeastern Queensland, Australia. It is a woody root climber which may reach 6 m (20 ft) in height. It was described by botanist George King in 1887 from a specimen collected in New Guinea. Ficus nugenti by Karel Domin in 1921, and F. scandens var. australis by Bailey are synonyms.

Other Ficus plants

Large-leaved rock fig · Figwood · Ficus adhatodifolia · Ficus albert-smithii · Abbey tree · Council tree · Ficus amazonica · Ficus americana subsp. greiffiana · Jamaican cherry fig · Ficus ampelos · Indian Bat Fig · Ficus andamanica

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ficus pantoniana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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