Ficus coronata - Sandpaper Fig

Ficus coronata

Sandpaper Fig

Other names: Creek fig
Family: Moraceae
Habitat: Subtropical rainforest
Uses: Edible fruits, leaves used as sandpaper
Season: Ripe figs mainly sprout from January to June
References: Low, Robinson

A straggly, small tree common on creek beds in subtropical rainforest. The leaves are so rough they can be used as sandpaper, to polish timber and even ivory or bone. Each species of fig is dependent on a single species of wasp for fertilisation.

Ficus coronata - Sandpaper Fig
Photo: Mitchell Park, Cattai NSW

Ficus coronata - Sandpaper Fig
Photo: Mitchell Park, Cattai NSW

Ficus coronata - Sandpaper Fig
Photo: Cumberland State Forest NSW

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