Ficus benghalensis
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Family Moraceae
Taxonomy: Ficus benghalensis L.
Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30
Distribution (APC): Qld (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (1), ABRS_2022 (1), ABRS_2023 (17), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 17 traits from 22 records in 5 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fruit morphology
- fruit_width (numerical): 17.5 mm (15-20 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_height (numerical): 17.5 mm (15-20 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): syconium (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_colour (categorical): orange (1); red (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 200 mm (100-300 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 135 mm (70-200 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 4.25 cm (1.5-7 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); ovate (1); widely_ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (1); rounded (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): spreading (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
- leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: ABRS_1981]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 12 | 17 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| ABRS_1981 | 1 | 1 | B. A. Barlow, H. T. Clifford, A. S. George, and A. K. A. McCusker. Flora of Australia. 1981. url: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/flora/main/. |
| ABRS_2022 | 1 | 1 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |