The Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) is endemic to the east coast of Australia within a range centred on Moreton Bay which is where it gets its common name from.
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The Moreton Bay fig tree is native to the central eastern coast of Australia.
The tree from which "usual" figs come is not native to Australia. However, in the southeast of Queensland grows the Moreton Bay fig, the fruit of which is not only quite edible, but is greatly enjoyed by local fruit bats.
moreton bay fig, desert cassia
Ficus macrophylla, commonly known as the Moreton Bay Fig, is a large evergreen banyan tree of the Moraceae family that is a native of most of the eastern coast of Australia, from the Atherton Tableland in the north to the Illawarra in New South Wales, and Lord Howe Island. Its common name is derived from Moreton Bay in Queensland, Australia. It is best known for its beautiful buttress roots, which are also known for damaging municipal footpaths. (source Wikipedia).
Any tree that does not drop its leaves in the autumn and carries the foliage all year is an evergreen. Some examples of evergreens are:Conifers (Pine trees)MagnoliaAustralian native trees such as Eucalyptus, Grevillea, Tea-tree, Melaleuca, Callistemon, Lilly Pilly, Moreton Bay Fig
fig tree
The English name for the peepal tree is the religious fig tree, from the botanical name Ficus religiosa.
The Sacred Fig or the Bo-tree
A fig tree is an angiosperm
The scientific name for the ficus tree is Ficus. It is a genus of about 800 species of woody trees, shrubs, and vines in the family Moraceae.
Fig Tree Bridge was created in 1885.
The botanical name for the Bodhi Tree is Latin, "Ficus Religiosa" which can be interpreted to mean sacred fig.
the strangler fig climbs onto another tree and strangles it until it dies and then the fig is attached to the dead tree