// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did the Ficus aspera say? Leaf me alone.
| Mosaic fig | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Subgenus: | F. subg. Sycidium |
| Species: | F. aspera |
| Binomial name | |
| Ficus aspera | |
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Ficus aspera, commonly known as mosaic fig or clown fig,[1] a plant native to Vanuatu in the South Pacific region. The plant first appeared in scientific literature in 1786, published by the German botanist Georg Forster, from a specimen collected from Tanna Island. The mosaic fig is used as an ornamental plant. The fruit are cauliflorous (fruit forming from their main stems or woody trunks rather than from new growth and shoots).
References
[edit]- 1 2 Plunkett, G.M. (2023). "Ficus aspera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T218061852A218068775. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T218061852A218068775.en. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
- ↑ "Ficus aspera G.Forst". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
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