




Ficus auriculata
The Roxburgh fig is a large tree with big, heart-shaped leaves. It grows in warm places and produces sweet fruits that many animals love to eat!
Hábitat: Tropical forests
The Roxburgh fig is a medium to large tree with a broad, spreading canopy and striking, very large heart-shaped leaves. Its unique fruits are reddish-purple, flattened, and grow directly on the trunk and older branches, making them easy to spot.





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Animals like monkeys, bats, and birds feast on its sweet figs, scattering seeds for new trees.
In some cultures, the Roxburgh fig is considered a sacred tree, linked to ancient stories and traditions.
Its massive, heart-shaped leaves can grow over a foot long, making them truly giant!
What we call a fig is actually a 'syconium,' a fleshy container full of tiny inverted flowers!
Roxburgh fig has a special trick called cauliflory, growing its delicious fruits right on the trunk for easy access by ground-dwelling animals.
The Roxburgh fig relies on tiny fig wasps for pollination, offering a safe nursery for their eggs deep inside its unique fruit structures.
Its massive leaves create expansive shade, offering a cool refuge for animals and people from intense sun in its tropical habitats.
Koebelea fusca
This tiny wasp lays eggs in the fig, ensuring pollination.
Macaca mulatta
Feasts on the sweet figs, helping to spread seeds.
Pteropus giganteus
These large bats consume figs and disperse seeds at night.

Psittacula krameri
Parrots often feed on the figs, dispersing seeds.
Las plantas tolerantes a la sombra están adaptadas para crecer y prosperar en áreas con bajos niveles de luz, requiriendo menos luz solar directa.
Las plantas frutales producen frutos, que son los ovarios maduros de las plantas con flores que contienen semillas.
Los árboles de hoja ancha son angiospermas caracterizadas por hojas planas y anchas que típicamente se caen anualmente en climas templados.
Las plantas comestibles son aquellas partes de una planta que se consideran seguras para el consumo humano.
Se refiere a la madera que ha sido preparada para su uso en la construcción y la carpintería.
Describe una especie cuya presencia y papel tienen un efecto desproporcionadamente grande en su entorno.
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500-1500 cm
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Tropical forests
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