Ficus virens (white fig, banyan)

Ficus virens Aiton var. virens (1960) . 
Ficus virens Aiton (1789) . 

Zich et al. (2020) Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system (RFK ed. 8), 
quotation: " 

Distribution and Ecology

Occurs in WA, NT, Cape York Peninsula, the wet tropics bio-region NE. Qld., central eastern Qld. and southwards as far as south eastern Qld.
Altitudinal range from sea level to 1150 m.
Grows in well developed rain forest, drier, more seasonal rain forest, beach forest and monsoon forest.
Also occurs in Asia, Malesia and the SW Pacific islands.

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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 virens Aiton var. virens (1960): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/75447/api/apni-format . 
Ficus virens Aiton (1789): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/75398/api/apni-format . 
Ficus ...: → https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/search/names?product=APNI&tree.id=&name=Ficus+virens&inc._scientific=&inc.scientific=on&max=100&display=&search=true
Viewed: 2025 December 6th . 

• Zich Frank A, Bernie P M Hyland, Trevor Whiffin, Raelee A Kerrigan (2020) [1971]
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system and botanical matrix identification key - edition 8 ('RFK 8'): 
Ficus virens Aiton var. virens fact sheet: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/ficus_virens_var._virens.htm 
Main site web page: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/
Viewed: 2025 December 6th .

• Field Ashley R, Qld Herbarium (2025) 
Census of the Queensland Flora and Fungi 2024.
Ficus virens Aiton var. virens – "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 September 19th . 

• Western Australian Herbarium (1998–).
Florabase—the Western Australian flora.
Ficus virens Aiton var. virens profile page: → https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/12096 . 
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
→ https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/
Viewed: 2025 December 6th .

• Northern Territory Herbarium (2015–)
FloraNT Northern Territory Flora Online .
Ficus virens Aiton var. virens fact sheet: → https://eflora.nt.gov.au/factsheet?id=3664 . 
Department of Land Resource Management .
→ http://eflora.nt.gov.au 
Viewed: 2025 December 6th .

• Cooper, Wendy and William T (2004 June) 
Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest.
—pages: 328 .
Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. ISBN 9780958174213 . 

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