cluster fig Ficus racemosa, sandpaper fig Ficus opposita


Ficus racemosa cluster fig
This fig grows to about 30m. in dry rainforest including foreshore areas, in spring it produces flowers and fruit directly from the trunk, possibly to take advantage of mammalian pollinators that live in and around them. The tree below is on the seaward side of Farnborough Rd. about 300m. south of Todd Ave. The fruit are quite red when ripe and are apparently edible.


	Ficus opposita sandpaper fig
	This is one of several species known as sandpaper figs because their harsh rough leaves have the feel of sandpaper. They grow in dry littoral rainforest and range from shrubs to small trees depending on their degree of shelter from wind, the trees below are growing behind Lammermoor beach. According to Plants of Capricornia the fruit are "..a succulent delicacy.." when fully ripe.