Kingdom Plantae Family Moraceae Scientific name Ficus pantoniana Rank Species | Order Rosales Genus Ficus Higher classification Fig | |
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Ficus pantoniana, commonly known as the climbing fig, is a species of fig tree, native to Australia. It is found in lowland rainforests on the Cape York Peninsula in northern Queensland. It is a woody climber which may reach 3–6 m in height. It was described by botanist George King in 1887 from a specimen collected in New Guinea, Ficus nugenti by Karel Domin in 1921, and F. scandens var. australis by Bailey are synonyms.
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