Ficus leptoclada (Moraceae)

This small rainforest understorey tree or tall shrub known commonly as the Atherton Fig although it is widespread in the Wet Tropics of Far North Queensland and occurs in lowland and upland rainforests. It is an elegant albeit frequently overlooked fig species. The leaves are a little sandpapery on the upper surface and asymmetrical at the base and borne on slender twigs. The figs ripen red and most frequently develop at the leaf axils although I have encountered them developing from small trunks.