About Ficus drupacea Thunb.
Ficus drupacea, commonly called the brown-woolly fig or Mysore fig, is a tropical tree species. It is native to Southeast Asia and Northeast Australia, and has been introduced into New World tropics including Puerto Rico. This species is a type of strangler fig, starting its life cycle as an epiphyte growing on a larger tree, which it eventually engulfs entirely. Distinctive traits of Ficus drupacea include dense, woolly pubescence, bright yellow to red fleshy fruit, and grayish white bark. Mature trees can reach heights between 10 and 30 meters, or 33 to 98 feet. Its fruit is eaten by pigeons, and the species is pollinated exclusively by the wasp Eupristina belgaumensis. Ficus drupacea grows in a broad range of environments, from sea-level beachfront locations to montane forests, at elevations up to 1,000 meters, or 3,300 feet.
