Ficus platypoda

(Miq.) A.Cunn. ex Miq. · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Moraceae/Ficus

At a glance

Occurrence records649

Data sources12

Biological traits31

DNA specimens1

eDNA detections1

Sources12 archives

Databases and archives Ficus platypoda's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility649 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics1 specimens↗

NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page6 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources31 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF649 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries1 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD · NCBI1 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 26

01Narrative

Ficus platypoda, commonly known as the desert fig or rock fig, is a fig that is endemic to central and northern Australia. It is a lithophytic plant that grows on rocky outcrops, reaching 10 m in height.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTAusTraitsTRY

Size & morphology8

Leaf length80 mm

Leaf width28 mm

Petiole length2 cm

Plant height5 m

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: 5 m · AusTraits: 6 m

Plant height max10 m

Plant height min0.5 m

Seed length1 mm

Seed width1 mm

Life cycle & reproduction9

Deciduousnessevergreen

Dispersal typeanimal

Flowering timennnyyyyyyynn

Life formtree

Life spanperennial

Pollination modebiotic

Pollination syndromeinsect

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typemonoecious

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climateseasonally dry tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessfleshy

Fruit typesyconium

Growth formtree

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapeelliptical oblong ovate widely_ovate

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry3

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Wood density496 mg/cm³

05DNA & barcoding1 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Ficus platypoda has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens1

Marker genes4

GenBank sequences5

eDNA detections1

Countries1

The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species

ITSAY730116.1 ↗755 bp

ACGT

AACCTTATCATTNNGAGGAAGGAGAAGTCGNAACAAGGTTTCCGTAGGTGAACCTGCGGAAGGATCATTGTCGAAACCTGCCCAGCAGAA …

Ficus platypoda isolate FPL-58 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1, 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, and internal transcribed spacer 2, complete sequence; and 28S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

★matK1★rbcL3★ITS1★ITS2

plant barcodefungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Ficus platypoda carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 26 n = 13

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 261×CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants

CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants — Condit 1928

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type649 records

Wild obs. + sensor222

Museum / vouchered320

Cultivated / captive4

Other103

Origin

Native21

Introduced1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO1 748 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy95% within 1 km

≤100 m 131≤1 km 7≤10 km 6>10 km 2

146 georeferenced · 76 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor222

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy41% within 1 km

≤100 m 45≤1 km 25≤10 km 88>10 km 14

172 georeferenced · 148 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence320

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤1 km 3

3 georeferenced · 1 without coordinates

Open the mapnot free-living4

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions16 of 23 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Kensington, AU	88
Palmerston, AU	50
Canberra, AU	30
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	21
Mount Annan, AU	15
Armidale, AU	13
Smithfield, AU	13
Stockholm, SE	11
Brisbane, AU	10
Kew, GB	10
Cambridge University Herbariumlocation not on record	7
Honolulu, US	7
James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record	5
Saint Louis, US	4
BGPAlocation not on record	3
Riverside, US	2
Bronx, US	1
Taipei, TW	1
Claremont, US	1
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record	1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record	1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	1
Adelaide, AU	1

23 institutions · 296 of 320 vouchered records shown · 24 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

09Environmental DNA1 detections

Where the DNA of Ficus platypoda was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found1

Studies independent surveys1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 1 detections have coordinates

Open the map0 countries0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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