Sandpaper Fig

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Ficus opposita

Sandpaper Fig, a reference photo
Photo: Mark Marathon · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Ficus opposita is one of several fig species commonly known as sandpaper figs. Other common names include sweet sandpaper fig, sweet fig and the ambiguous "figwood" and "watery fig". It is native to New Guinea, the Indonesian island of Java, and to Queensland in Australia.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Sandpaper Fig being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Moraceae
Genus
Ficus
Species
Ficus opposita

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