Stats

Lifespan

100+ yrs

Size

Huge

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Asia and Oceania

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Common

About

This tree grows across tropical Asia and Oceania, often starting life on other plants. It drops long aerial roots that thicken into secondary trunks to support its wide canopy.

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 microcarpa