| Roroketa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Species: | F. salomonensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ficus salomonensis Rech. 1912 | |
Ficus salomonensis (Family Moraceae; and commonly called "Roroketa") of the Solomon Islands is a palm-like sparingly branching mesocaul rainforest tree to about 26 feet (eight meters) in height. The main trunk and each branch of juvenile trees is topped by a rosette of huge leaves which are entire (undivided and unlobed) oblanceolate in form and up to 200 centimeters (6.5 feet) in length by 60 cm (2 feet) wide The adult trees have leaves up to 80 centimeters (32 inches) long by 30 cm (12 inches) in width. The fruit (syconia) are borne in clusters mostly on the trunk (cauliflory). It was discovered in 1912 but was not seen again until 1961 when it was re-discovered by E. J. H. Corner.
References
- "Ficus salomonensis Rech". Kew Science - Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- Corner, E.J.H. (1967). "Ficus in the Solomon Islands and its bearing on the post-jurassic history of Melanesia". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences. 253 (783): 23–159. doi:10.1098/rstb.1967.0033. ISSN 2054-0280.
- Exotic Plant (pseudonym) (November 17, 2014). "Ficus Salomonensis". Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- Corner Op.Cit.
- Condit, Ira J. Ph.D. (1969). Ficus - The Exotic Species. Davis, California: Univ. of Calif. Division of Agric. Sciences. p. 29.
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Ficus salomonensis | |