Ficus Obliqua (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Ficus obliqua, commonly known as the Small-leaved Fig, a tree in the family Moraceae native to eastern Australia. It is a banyan of the genus Ficus which contains around 750 species worldwide in warm climates, including the edible fig (Ficus carica). It is found along the east coast from Queensland, through New South Wales in rainforest, savanna woodland, sclerophyll forest and gallery forest. It can grow to 60 m (200 ft) high and nearly as wide. F. obliqua is pollinated by two species of fig wasp-Pleistodontes greenwoodi and P. xanthocephalus. Many species of bird, including pigeons, parrots and various passerines, consume the fruit. It is used as a shade tree in parks and public spaces, and is well-suited for use in bonsai.