White Fig
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Ficus virens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Rosales Family: Moraceae Genus: Ficus Species: F. virens
Binomial name
Ficus virens L.

Ficus virens is a plant of the genus Ficus found in India, southeast Asia, through Malaysia and into Northern Australia. Its common name is White Fig; in the Gun-djeihmi language it is called an-borndi. Like many figs, its fruits are edible. One of the most famous specimens of this tree is the Curtain Fig Tree of the Atherton Tableland, near Cairns, a popular tourist attraction.

It is a dominant species in the subtropical rainforest of northeastern New South Wales, Australia.

Gallery

Young Tree at Kolkata, West Bengal, India.	Leaves at Kolkata, West Bengal, India.	In New Leaves at Kolkata, West Bengal, India.	Coppersmith Barbet on Pilkhan Tree at Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Bark at Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

External links

• "Ficus virens". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.