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Ficus obliqua G.Forst.

small-leaf fig

Native records: 14 botanical areas

Bismarck Archipelago, Fiji, Maluku, 11 more areas

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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.

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Photograph of Ficus obliqua

A tree of wet tropical climates. Native to Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, American Samoa, Fiji, New Caledonia and elsewhere.

This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.

Distribution areas

  • American Samoa

    • SamoaNative

  • Australia

    • New South WalesNative
    • QueenslandNative
    • Western AustraliaNative

  • Fiji

    • FijiNative

  • Indonesia

    • MalukuNative
    • New GuineaNative

  • New Caledonia

    • New CaledoniaNative

  • Niue

    • NiueNative

  • Papua New Guinea

    • Bismarck ArchipelagoNative
    • New GuineaNative
    • Solomon Is.Native

  • Samoa

    • SamoaNative

  • Solomon Islands

    • Solomon Is.Native

  • Tonga

    • TongaNative

  • Vanuatu

    • VanuatuNative

  • Wallis and Futuna

    • Wallis-Futuna Is.Native

Climate of the native range

The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.

  • Af Tropical, rainforest
  • BWh Arid, desert, hot
  • BSh Arid, steppe, hot
  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • Am Tropical, monsoon
  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer
  • BSk Arid, steppe, cold

The same climate occurs in 230 areas worldwide, 216 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map

A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).

Recorded medicinal uses

The cited source records medicinal use of this plant. It is not an assessment of efficacy or safety.

  • Ficus obliqua is recorded as used medicinally.

    Source location: p.588, left column, line 66

    World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715

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Other names

small-leaf fig

Family
Moraceae
Genus
Ficus

Other species in Ficus

Sources

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    American Samoa · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Australia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Fiji · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Indonesia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    New Caledonia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Niue · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Papua New Guinea · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Solomon Islands · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Tonga · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Vanuatu · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Wallis and Futuna · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Samoa · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

Image information

  • Photograph of Ficus obliqua

    Poyt448 Peter Woodard · Public domain · File page