About Ficus hispida L.fil.
Ficus hispida, commonly called the opposite leaf fig, is a small tree belonging to the family Moraceae. Its distribution extends from India and southern China, southward to northern Australia, and it grows across many parts of Asia as far southeast as Australia. This species has many different local common names. Like many other Ficus species, its leaves have a sandpapery texture when touched. An unusual characteristic of this species is that its figs grow hanging from long stems. Ficus hispida is morphologically gynodioecious, but functionally dioecious. Male trees in this species are hermaphrodites, bearing both staminate flowers that produce pollen, and pistillate flowers that produce almost no seeds but can form galls that house pollinator wasp larvae. Female trees have only pistillate flowers, which produce viable seeds but do not provide a suitable habitat for pollinator wasp larvae.
