Moraceae Gaudich.
Ficus opposita Miq.
, legitimate, scientific
[Miquel, F.A.W. in Hooker, W.J. (1848), Prodromus Monographiae Ficuum. London Journal of Botany 7]:
426
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
"HAB. in Nova Hollandia, ad Bremer River (a. 1829, Fraser, n. 101! in Hb. Hook.)"
[Bentham, G. (23 September 1873), Flora Australiensis 6]:
175-176
[secondary reference]
pro parte misapplication:
Ficus indecora A.Cunn. ex Miq.
legitimate
by [Miquel, F.A.W. (1862), Synopsis Ficearum in Nova Hollandia hactenus detectarum. Journal de Botanique NĂ©erlandaise 1]: 242
[Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants]:
22
[secondary reference]
[Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales]:
67
[secondary reference]
[Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants]:
487
[secondary reference]
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Vernacular:
Murn-tyul
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Vernacular:
De-poor
-
Vernacular:
Moinjal
[Domin, K. (1921), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89)]:
570
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus indecora A.Cunn. ex Miq.
legitimate
[Corner, E.J.H. (1960), Taxonomic Notes on Ficus Linn., Asia and Australasia I. Subgen. Urostigma (Gasp.) Miq. The Gardens' Bulletin, Singapore 17]:
471
[secondary reference]
[Hyland, B.P.M. (1971), A key to the common rainforest trees between Townsville and Cooktown, based on leaf and bark features]:
78, Code 522
[secondary reference]
common name:
Fig
[n/a]
[Hyland, B.P.M. (1982), A revised card key to rainforest trees of North Queensland]:
79, 127, 141, Fig. 20, Code 522
[secondary reference]
common name:
Fig
[n/a]
common name:
Figwood
[n/a]
[Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Moraceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1]:
57
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus conjugata Miq.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus yarrabensis Domin
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus xerophila Domin
legitimate
common name:
A Sandpaper Fig
[n/a]
[Williams, K.A.W. (1984), Native Plants of Queensland 2]:
136
[secondary reference]
common name:
Sandpaper
[n/a]
common name:
Sweet Fig
[n/a]
[Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2]:
57
[secondary reference]
[Chew, W.-L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1989), Moraceae. Flora of Australia 3]:
56
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus fitzalanii Miq.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus yarrabensis Domin
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus xerophila Domin
legitimate
common name:
Sandpaper Fig
[n/a]
[Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Moraceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region]:
80, Fig. 18D, E
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus orbicularis A.Cunn. ex Miq.
legitimate
common name:
Sandpaper Fig
[n/a]
[Christophel, D.C. & Hyland, B.P.M. in Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Leaf Atlas of Australian Tropical Rain Forest Trees. Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system]:
12, 32, 164, pl. 102(d), Code 522
[secondary reference]
[Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 1]:
102, 124, 163, Code 522
[secondary reference]
common name:
Sandpaper Fig
[n/a]
common name:
Fig
[n/a]
common name:
Figwood
[n/a]
[Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 2]:
290, Code 522
[secondary reference]
[Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names]:
-
[secondary reference]
common name:
Sandpaper Fig
[n/a]
common name:
Sandpaper
[n/a]
common name:
Figwood
[n/a]
[Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest]:
307
[secondary reference]
[Williams, K.A.W. (1999), Native Plants of Queensland 4]:
196
[secondary reference]
common name:
Sandpaper Fig
[n/a]
common name:
Sweet Fig
[n/a]
[Jessup, L.W. in Henderson, R.J.F. (ed.) (2002), Moraceae. Names and Distribution of Queensland Plants, Algae and Lichens]:
117
[secondary reference]
[Berg, C.C. & E.J.H.Corner (2005), Moraceae - Ficus. Flora Malesiana Series I 17(2)]:
241-243, Map 3
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus aculeata A.Cunn. ex Miq.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus orbicularis A.Cunn. ex Miq.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus fitzalanii Miq.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus micracantha Miq.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus aculeata var. micracantha (Miq.) Benth.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus yarrabensis Domin
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus xerophila Domin
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus opposita var. micracantha (Miq.) Corner
legitimate
doubtful taxonomic synonym:
Ficus beckleri Miq.
legitimate
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census]:
-
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Ficus opposita Miq. var. opposita
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus fitzalanii Miq.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus yarrabensis Domin
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus xerophila Domin
legitimate
[Moore, P. (2005), A guide to plants of inland Australia]:
193 (photo, map)
[secondary reference]
common name:
Sandpaper Fig
[n/a]
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Etymology:
Refers to the prominent pair of lateral veins which diverge from the base of the leaf blade.
[Dixon, D.J. (23 November 2007), Ficus carpentariensis - a new sandpaper fig for northern Australia and a revision of the F. opposita complex (Moraceae: Ficus subg. Ficus sect. Sycidium informal group F. copiosa). Nuytsia 16(2)]:
280-283, Figs 5, 6 (map)
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus fitzalanii Miq.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus conjugata Miq.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus yarrabensis Domin
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus xerophila Domin
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus apolepomena Summerh.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus branderhorstii Diels
legitimate
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census]:
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APC
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Ficus opposita Miq. var. opposita
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus fitzalani Miq.
orth. var.
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus fitzalanii Miq.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus conjugata Miq.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus yarrabensis Domin
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus xerophila Domin
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus apolepomena Summerh.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus branderhorstii Diels
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Ficus cumingii var. androbrota (Summerh.) Corner
legitimate