Ficus macrophylla f. macrophylla (Moreton Bay fig)


Ficus macrophylla Desf. ex Pers. f. macrophylla (1921 July) . 
Ficus macrophylla Desf. ex Pers. (1807 September) . 


Harden et al (2024) Rainforest Plants of Au : Rockhampton to Victoria, quotation: "

Habitat and Distribution:

In warm areas, mostly on alluvium beside rivers in subtropical rain forest, swamp rain forest and gallery rain forest or in dry rain forest in hilly country; 
north from the Shoalhaven River, N.S.W., to Kalpowar (NW of Bundaberg), Qld. 

...

Ficus macrophylla forma columnaris is endemic to Lord Howe Island.

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Botanical Scholarly Literature References:  

 

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) and Australian Plant Census (APC) (2025): 
Council of the Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH): 
Ficus macrophylla Desf. ex Pers. f. macrophylla (1921 July): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/91621/api/apni-format . 
Ficus macrophylla Desf. ex Pers. (1807 September): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/91606/api/apni-format . 
Ficus macrophylla ...: → https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/search/names?product=APNI&tree.id=&name=Ficus+macrophylla&inc._scientific=&inc.scientific=on&max=100&display=&search=true 
Viewed: 2025 October 2nd .

 

• Harden Gwen, Hugh Nicholson, Bill McDonald, Nan Nicholson, Terry Tame and John Williams (2024) [2014]
Rainforest Plants of Au : Rockhampton to Victoria, information system and botanical matrix identification key - edition 2 
Ficus macrophylla forma macrophylla

Mobile devices (phones and tablets) app.: 
→ https://rainforests.net.au/product/rainforest-plants-of-australia-mobile-app/ 
→ https://rainforestpublishing.com.au/shop/rainforest-plants-of-australia-2-0-mobile-app/ 

Computer (desktops and laptops) software: 
→ https://rainforests.net.au/product/rainforest-plants-of-australia-desktop-app/  
→ https://rainforestpublishing.com.au/publications/ 

Viewed: 2025 October 2nd . 

 

• Field, Ashley R, Queensland Herbarium (2025)
Census of the Queensland Flora and Fungi 2024.
Ficus macrophylla Desf. ex Pers. – "Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status : Least Concern" .
Ficus macrophylla
Desf. ex Pers. forma macrophylla – "Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status : Least Concern" .
Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland Government.
→ http://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/census-of-the-queensland-flora-and-fungi-2024
Dataset Accessed: 2025 July 19th . 

 

• Flora of NSW online PlantNET:
PlantNET (The NSW Plant Information Network System).
Ficus macrophylla Desf. ex Pers.: → https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Ficus~macrophylla 
Ficus macrophylla Desf. ex Pers. f. macrophylla: → https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=in&name=Ficus~macrophylla+f.~macrophylla 
Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney.
Viewed: 2025 October 2nd . 

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