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, also known as coated abrasive or emery paper, is a type of material that consists of sheets of paper or cloth with an abrasive substa ...
-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 (biology), family Moraceae. Collectively known as fig trees or figs, they are native throughout the tropics with a few spe ...
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Australian species:
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Ficus carpentariensis
''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 extending int ...
'', possibly hybrid individuals
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Ficus coronata
''Ficus coronata'', commonly known as the sandpaper fig or creek sandpaper fig, is a cauliflorous species of fig tree, native to Australia. It is found along the east coast from Mackay in Central Queensland, through New South Wales and just i ...
'', creek sandpaper fig
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Ficus coronulata
''Ficus coronulata'', commonly known as the peach-leaf fig, and in the Northern Territory as river fig and crown fig, is one of several fig species commonly known as sandpaper figs. It is native to Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
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'', crown, peach-leaf or river fig
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Ficus copiosa
''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 extending int ...
'', 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 the northern and eastern coasts of Australia, and to New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Other common nam ...
'', white or shiny sandpaper fig
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Ficus leptoclada
''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 extending int ...
'', Atherton sandpaper fig
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Ficus opposita
''Ficus opposita'' is one of several fig species commonly known as sandpaper figs. It is native to the Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainla ...
'', sweet sandpaper fig
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Ficus podocarpifolia
''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 extending int ...
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Ficus scobina
''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 extending int ...
'', sandpaper fig
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Ficus virgata
''Ficus virgata'', commonly known as figwood, is a tree in the family Moraceae, native to areas of Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consis ...
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Others:
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Ficus capreifolia'', river sandpaper fig
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Ficus exasperata'', sandpaper forest fig
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Rosales of Australia