The sandpaper figs are so named for their leaves, which are rough and
sandpaper
upright=1.35, Sheets of sandpaper with different grit sizes (40 (coarse), 80, 150, 240, 600 (fine)).
Sandpaper and glasspaper are names used for a type of coated abrasive that consists of sheets of paper or cloth with abrasive material glued to ...
-like in texture. The common name may refer to a number of species in the genus ''
Ficus
''Ficus'' ( or ) is a genus of about 850 species of woody trees, shrubs, vines, epiphytes and hemiepiphytes in the family Moraceae. Collectively known as fig trees or figs, they are native throughout the tropics with a few species extendi ...
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Australian species:
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Ficus carpentariensis'', possibly hybrid individuals
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Ficus coronata'', creek sandpaper fig
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Ficus coronulata'', crown, peach-leaf or river fig
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Ficus copiosa'', sandpaper fig of New Guinea and northern Australia
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Ficus fraseri
''Ficus fraseri'', the white sandpaper fig or shiny sandpaper fig, is one of several fig species commonly known as sandpaper figs. It is native to New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory in Australia and to New Caledonia and V ...
'', white or shiny sandpaper fig
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Ficus leptoclada'', Atherton sandpaper fig
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Ficus opposita'', sweet sandpaper fig
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Ficus podocarpifolia''
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Ficus scobina'', sandpaper fig
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Ficus virgata''
Others:
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Ficus capreifolia'', river sandpaper fig
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Ficus exasperata'', sandpaper forest fig
{{Plant common name
Rosales of Australia