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'''''Ficus watkinsiana''''', commonly known as '''Strangler fig''', '''Watkins' fig''', '''Nipple fig''' or the '''Green-leaved Moreton Bay Fig''' is a [[hemiepiphyte|hemiepiphytic]] [[ficus|fig]] that is [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Australia]]. The species exists in three populations—one in northeast [[Queensland]] and the other in southeast Queensland and northeast [[New South Wales]].<ref name = Dixon2003/> ''Ficus watkinsiana'' is a [[monoecious]] tree which grows up to 50 m (165 ft) tall. Its leaves are 51–217 mm long (2–8.5 in) long and 26–97 mm (1.0–3.8 in) wide. Its [[syconium|syconia]] are deep purple to black in colour, 24–37 mm (0.9–1.5 in) long and 18–29 mm (0.7–1.1 in) in diameter. It begins life as a [[hemiepiphyte]].<ref name = Dixon2003/> The fruit is black and spotted when ripe, and is of fair quality in flavour.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Lindsay |first=Lenore|year=1992 |month=March |title=Fancy a feast? Try a fig. |journal=Australian Plants |volume=16 |issue=130 |pages=251–52}}</ref> ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Varieties== ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== <references/>    ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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