Moraceae Gaudich.
Ficus pleurocarpa F.Muell. , legitimate, scientific
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1874), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 8(70): 246 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Ad flumen Johnstoni; W. Hill."
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 22 [secondary reference]
Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 504, Fig. 492 [secondary reference]
  • Vernacular: Kar-pe
Hyland, B.P.M. (1971), A key to the common rainforest trees between Townsville and Cooktown, based on leaf and bark features: 59, Code 366 [secondary reference]
common name: Fig [n/a] common name: Karpe [n/a]
Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 124 [secondary reference]
common name: Banana Fig [n/a]
Hyland, B.P.M. (1982), A revised card key to rainforest trees of North Queensland: 59, 123, 141, Fig. 19, Code 366 [secondary reference]
common name: Fig [n/a] common name: Karpe [n/a] common name: Figwood [n/a]
Chew, W.-L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1989), Moraceae. Flora of Australia 3: 47-49, Fig 31, Map 53 APC [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Ficus cylindrica Warb. legitimate
  • APC Dist.: Qld
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, 165, pl. 103(a), Code 366 [secondary reference]
Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 1: 99. 124, 164, Code 366 [secondary reference]
common name: Karpe [n/a] common name: Fig [n/a] common name: Figwood [n/a] common name: Banana Fig [n/a]
Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 2: 291, Code 366 [secondary reference]
Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]
common name: Karpe [n/a] common name: Figwood [n/a] common name: Banana Fig [n/a]
Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Fruits of the Rainforest: 134-135, Fig. 268 [secondary reference]
common name: Banana Fig [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]
Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 75 [secondary reference]
Jessup, L.W. in Henderson, R.J.F. (ed.) (2002), Moraceae. Names and Distribution of Queensland Plants, Algae and Lichens: 117 [secondary reference]
Dixon, D.J. (4 July 2003), A taxonomic revision of the Australian Ficus species in the section Malvanthera (Ficus subg. Urostigma: Moraceae). Telopea 10(1): 133-134, Fig. 1 (map) [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Ficus cylindrica Warb. legitimate
  • Etymology: "The epithet pleurocarpa is derived from the Greek prefix pleuro- meaning ribbed, and the Greek adjectival suffix -carpus, and refers to the syconia that have 5-10 ribs running from the base to the tip of the syconium."
Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 326 [secondary reference]
common name: Ribbed Fig [n/a] common name: Banana Fig [n/a]