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Moraceae FAMILY Least Concern

Ficus coronata

Ficus coronata

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

Cut stems exude a milky latex that can cause skin irritation[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitShrub
Growth—

Ficus coronata is not very cold hardy and does not tolerate frosts very well, especially when a young plant[1]. Prefers an open position in a moist soil, tolerating poor soils and poor light conditions[1]. Plants have an aggressive root system that can cause issues with buried pipes, plumbing, concrete paths and structural foundations, and thus should be planted well away from buildings and buried facilities[1]. As with all Ficus species, this species produces an inverted inflorescence called a syconium. This is a specialised structure that in the case of most figs, can only be fertilised, and thereby ripened, by the pollinating actions of a particular co-dependant species of fig wasp[1]..

Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe[1]. Cuttings from the growing tip of stems usually root easily. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Ficus+coronata>

Pollinators

Wasp

References

  1. [1]Growing Native Plants — Australian National Botanic Gardens · http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/ ↩︎A series of articles giving details of cultivation and matters of general interest (including a few plant uses) on over 250 Australian plants.
  2. [2]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
  3. [3]Flora of the Sydney Region — Carolin. R. & Tindale. M. · Reed. Australia. · 1993 · ISBN 0730104001 ↩︎Concise flora with little beyond an extensive key, species descriptions, very brief habitat description.
  4. [4]Flora of Australia — http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ ↩︎The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource.
  5. [5]Bush Foods of New South Wales — Stewart S.; Percival B. · Royal Botanic gardens; Sydney, Australia. · 1997 · http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/education/Resources/bush_foods · ISBN 07313-0004-1 ↩︎A small booklet with information on more than 30 species of edible plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
  6. [6]Brisbane Rainforest Action and Information Network, — http://www.brisrain.webcentral.com.au ↩︎Information on plants in the Queensland Rainforests.
  7. [7]Native Tastes of Australia — http://tasteaustralia.biz/ ↩︎A website with detailed information on around 50 species of native Australian food plants, including recipes.