Ficus pantoniana

Ficus pantoniana
Conservation status
Least Concern  (NCA) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Moraceae
Genus:	Ficus
Subgenus:	F. subg. Synoecia
Species:	F. pantoniana
Binomial name
Ficus pantoniana King [2] [3]
Synonyms [3]
Ficus nugenti Domin F. scandens var. australis F.M.Bailey

Ficus pantoniana, commonly known as the climbing fig, is a plant in the family Moraceae. It is native to the eastern part of Malesia, Papua New Guinea, and northeastern Queensland. It is a woody root climber which may reach 6 m in height. It was described by botanist George King in 1887 from a specimen collected in New Guinea. Ficus nugenti by Karel Domin in 1921, and F. scandens var. australis by Bailey are synonyms.

References

1. "Species profile—Ficus pantoniana". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
2. "Ficus pantoniana". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government . Retrieved 27 November 2023.
3. "Ficus pantoniana King". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.

External links

• Data related to Ficus pantoniana at Wikispecies
• Media related to Ficus pantoniana at Wikimedia Commons
• View a map of recorded sightings of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
• See images of this species on Flickriver
• View observations of this species on iNaturalist