Banana Leaf Fig
Banana Leaf Fig
Ficus maclellandii
Plantae
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
Decades
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical rainforest
Range
Southeast Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Rare

About

The Alii Fig is a tropical evergreen that grows in the forests of Southeast Asia. Its lower branches sprout narrow leaves while its upper branches grow significantly broader ones.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Moraceae
Genus
Ficus
Species
Ficus maclellandii