Ficus coronulata
A riverside fig from the monsoon tropics of northern Australia, found in the Top End of the Northern Territory and the Kimberley. It is a tree up to 15 m with drooping twigs and long, narrow, rough leaves, and unlike many figs it is not a strangler. It grows with its roots in the moisture of creek and river banks, in a climate of long, hot dry seasons and very wet summers. It is rarely cultivated, but it would suit hobbyists who grow figs as trees or bonsai in warm, bright conditions.
Where it grows wild
A terrestrial tree of riparian vegetation along rivers and creeks, including sandbanks, fringing forest and gallery forest. Herbarium labels mention sand over sandstone on river banks, a swamp-based gallery rainforest, and a sandbank in the partial shade of river-bank trees. It grows alongside Melaleuca, Eucalyptus camaldulensis and other trees whose roots reach permanent water.
A lowland tree. The 19 records with an elevation span 20–520 m, with a median of 70 m.
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