Desert fig

(Ficus brachypoda)

Description

Ficus brachypoda is a tree in the family Moraceae native to northern Australia. It is a banyan of the genus Ficus which contains around 750 species worldwide in warm climates, including the edible fig Ficus carica.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum:

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Rosales

Family:Moraceae

Genus:Ficus

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