Ficus drupacea, also known as the brown-woolly fig[1][2] or Mysore fig, is a tropical tree native to Southeast Asia and Northeast Australia (it has been introduced into the New World tropics, including Puerto Rico).[1][3] It is a strangler fig;[4][5][6] it begins its life cycle as an epiphyte on a larger tree, which it eventually engulfs. Its distinctive features include dense, woolly pubescence, bright yellow to red fleshy fruit, and grayish white bark.[3][7] It can reach heights of 10–30 meters (33–98 ft).[3][5][7] Its fruit are eaten by pigeons, and it is pollinated by Eupristina belgaumensis.[5] It occurs in environments ranging from sea-level beachfront environments to montane forests, up to 1000 m (3281 ft).[3][5][7]
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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. Urostigma |
| Species: | F. drupacea
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Infraspecific taxa
editVarieties of F. drupacea include:[8]
- Ficus drupacea var. auranticarpa (Elmer) Corner
- Ficus drupacea var. drupacea
- Ficus drupacea var. glabrata Corner
- Ficus drupacea var. pedicellata Corner
- Ficus drupacea var. pubescens (Roth) Corner
- Ficus drupacea var. subrepanda (Wall. ex King) D. Basu
References
edit- ^ a b "Plants Profile for Ficus drupacea (brown-woolly fig)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Ficus drupacea". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- ^ a b c d "Ficus drupacea in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- ^ "National Parks Board, Singapore: Ficus drupacea". NParks Flora & Fauna Web. 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Ficus drupacea - FigWeb". www.figweb.org. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- ^ "Ficus drupacea". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Ficus drupacea - MORACEAE". www.biotik.org. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- ^ "Tropicos | Name - Ficus drupacea Thunb". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2018-07-20.