Ficus pleurocarpa (banana fig)

Ficus pleurocarpa F.Muell. (1874) . 

Zich et al. (2020) Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system (RFK ed. 8), 
quotation: " 

Distribution and Ecology

Endemic to the wet tropics bio-region NE. Qld, central eastern Qld,
restricted to the area between Cape Tribulation and Tully.
Altitudinal range from near sea level to 1000 m.
Grows in well developed rain forest on a variety of sites.

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Botanical Scholarly Literature References:  

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) and Australian Plant Census (APC) (2025): 
Council of the Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH): 
Ficus pleurocarpa F.Muell. (1874): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/92381/api/apni-format . 
Viewed: 2025 September 30th . 

• Zich Frank A, Bernie P M Hyland, Trevor Whiffin, Raelee A Kerrigan (2020) [1971]
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system and botanical matrix identification key - edition 8 ('RFK 8'): 
Ficus pleurocarpa F.Muell. fact sheet: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Ficus_pleurocarpa.htm 
Main site web page: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/
Viewed: 2025 September 30th .

• Field, Ashley R, Queensland Herbarium (2025) 
Census of the Queensland Flora and Fungi 2024.
Ficus pleurocarpa F.Muell. – "Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status : Least Concern" .
Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland Government.
→ http://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/census-of-the-queensland-flora-and-fungi-2024
Dataset Accessed: 2025 July 19th . 

• Cooper, Wendy and William T (2004 June) 
Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest.
—pages: (322–) 326 (–329).
Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. ISBN 9780958174213 . 

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