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Ficus macrophylla

Pers. (1807)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Rosales Family: Moraceae Genus: Ficus

Moreton Bay fig

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) Naturalized
Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Molokai Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Birds
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Bibliography

Name Published In: Syn. Pl. 2: 609 (1807)

Other References

Oppenheimer & Bartlett 2000:6 (NEWNAT/WM, DESCR); Starr et al. 2002:21 (H); Staples & Herbst 2005:407 (KEY), 409 (DESCR); Oppenheimer 2006:12 (Mo); Starr et al. 2010:64 (Mi)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Ficus macrophylla Honolulu, Kalihi, Bishop Museum grounds Preserved_Specimen Spreading tree, 8m ht; lvs coriaceous, rusty beneath; figs immature, spherical. Fosberg, F.R. 27143 Oahu BISH 1946-10-28
2 Ficus macrophylla Honolulu, Manoa Valley, H.L.Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Anderson, D. 1549 Oahu BISH 1959-05-15
3 Ficus macrophylla UH Campus, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. 6212 Oahu BISH 1962-01-04
4 Ficus macrophylla Forest reserve behind Kamehameha Girls School, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1938-08-27
5 Ficus macrophylla Kamoa Point, North Kona Preserved_Specimen Souza, W. Hawaii BISH 1985-02-07
6 Ficus macrophylla kapalama Hts, Kamehameha Girls' School Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1932-06-06
7 Ficus macrophylla Waianae Mts, Firebreak Trail, Palikea Preserved_Specimen Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1953-06-25
8 Ficus macrophylla Honolulu, Kamehameha Schools Preserved_Specimen Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1951-12-30
9 Ficus macrophylla Kaunakakai Growing terrestrially & epiphytic (on Eucalyptus robusta), also seen germinating on mossy logs. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 30415 Molokai BISH 2004-03-31
10 Ficus macrophylla Kailua-Kona, along Alii Drive Lowland coastal forest growing out of lava substrate. Preserved_Specimen Tree with milky sap; trunk almost 10 ft diameter at maturity; leaves leathery, brownish underneath, green above; figs green, round. Starr, F. 4094 Hawaii BISH 2000-04-09
11 Ficus macrophylla W Maui, Lahaina District, on the W side of Honolua Valley Growing 4 m up in an Acacia koa. Associated vegetation: Metrosideros polymorpha var. glaberrima, Diospyros sandwicensis, Psychotria mariniana, P. kaduana, Psydrax odorata, Ficus sp., Ardisia elliptica, Schinus terebinthifolius, Schefflera actinophylla, Nestegis sandwicensis, Asplenium nidus, Oplismenus hirtellus. Preserved_Specimen Fruit purple. Oppenheimer, H.L. 59912 Maui BISH 1999-05-19
12 Ficus macrophylla Waiahole Ditch Trail Mixed, mostly exotic wet forest. Preserved_Specimen Trees up to 20m ht, stranglers and banyan type trees, lactiferous. Fosberg, F.R. 59466 Oahu BISH 1980-03-01
13 Ficus macrophylla Piliokeawe Pali near Kukui patch below Ainahou Ranch Isolated partly fenced-in tree. Preserved_Specimen Tree 7 m. tall. Mueller-Dombois, D. 263 Hawaii BISH 1965-08-11
14 Ficus macrophylla Waiahole Ditch Trail Mixed, mostly exotic wet forest. Preserved_Specimen Trees up to 20m ht, stranglers and banyan type trees, lactiferous. Fosberg, F.R. 59466 Oahu BISH 1980-03-01
15 Ficus macrophylla W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua Valley Growing atop a boulder near the streambed, in alien-dominated forest. Preserved_Specimen Tree 3 m tall, with roots growing over sides of boulder and rooting terrestrially. Oppenheimer, H.L. 59919 Maui BISH 1999-05-21
16 Ficus macrophylla Kamoa State Historical Park, North Kona Growing wild with Chinese banyan among Polynesian archeological sites. Preserved_Specimen Trees of various sizes. Corn, C. Hawaii BISH 1985-09-03
17 Ficus macrophylla Honolulu, Punahou area, at the intersection of Wilder Ave. and Punahou St In full sun. Preserved_Specimen A spreading tree 15m ht; the mature fruit is maroon to purple. Lau, J. 1512 Oahu BISH 1985-10-10
18 Ficus macrophylla Koloa District. Allerton Garden in Lawai Valley, Lawai-kai; Moreton Bay fig area along east side of Lawai stream. Alluvial river plain. Preserved_Specimen Tree of 25 m, trunk with buttresses to 3 m high, ca. 1 m diam. Above these, bark smooth gray. Leaves dark glossy green above, white turning rufous below, sap white. Immature figs. Yellow-green, producing seeds and spreading locally. Cult., plants originally from Hawaii Territorial Nursery, planted in early 1950s by Alle Lorence, D.H. 10703 Kauai BISH 2017-07-21
19 Ficus macrophylla Koloa District. Growing next to ruck trail between Alexander Resevoir and Wahiawa bog Native/Alien mixed forest; forestry plantings of various species in area. Growing in full - scattered sunlight; moist-mesic Preserved_Specimen Tree of approximately 10 meters, leaves glossy dark green above with yellowish midvein and petiole, rusty brown below on young leaves but becoming grayish when older; fruits firm, pale green with orange spots. Brock, K. 974 Kauai BISH 2016-04-06
20 Ficus macrophylla Nuuanu Ave, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Tall tree. Rock, J.F.C. 12554 Oahu BISH
21 Ficus macrophylla Puna District: between highway and cane field near Keaau Preserved_Specimen Large, cultivated tree. Herbst, D.R. 5606 Hawaii BISH 1975-12-17
22 Ficus macrophylla Honokaia HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 7/4/2005
23 Ficus macrophylla Kalopa State Recreation Area, Paauilo HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 11/9/2017
24 Ficus macrophylla Koloa District, Lawai Valley, Atherton Estate at Lawai-Kai Preserved_Specimen Tree of 50ft w. massive butress roots of ca 6ft near base of trunk; lvs glossy drk grn above w. greenish-yellow midvein & petiole, rusty brown below, becoming glaucous grey-grn in older lvs; pedicel pale grn, fruit very pale grn w. orange-grn lenticels. Flynn, T.W. 5603 Kauai BISH 1994-08-15
25 Ficus macrophylla Koloa District; jeep track to Mt Kahili at about 1/2 mi NE of Alexander Reservoir; secondary forest with forestry plantings Preserved_Specimen Tree 8-10m ht, lvs lustrous, stipular sheaths rosy, syconia grn. Lorence, D.H. 5180 Kauai BISH 1987-04-10
26 Ficus macrophylla Honokaia HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 7/4/2005
27 Ficus macrophylla Honolulu, Emma Square Preserved_Specimen large tall tree; lvs stipules, ripe red fruit picked up from ground. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1940-11-18
28 Ficus macrophylla Kapiolani Park Preserved_Specimen Forbes, A. 34 Oahu BISH 1929-08-09
29 Ficus macrophylla Kalopa State Recreation Area, Paauilo HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 11/9/2017
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