Sandpaper fig

The sandpaper figs are so named for their leaves, which are rough and sandpaper-like in texture. The common name may refer to a number of species in the genus Ficus:

Australian species:

• Ficus carpentariensis, possibly hybrid individuals
• Ficus coronata, creek sandpaper fig
• Ficus coronulata, crown, peach-leaf or river fig
• Ficus copiosa, sandpaper fig of New Guinea and northern Australia
• Ficus fraseri, white or shiny sandpaper fig
• Ficus leptoclada, Atherton sandpaper fig
• Ficus opposita, sweet sandpaper fig
• Ficus podocarpifolia
• Ficus scobina, sandpaper fig
• Ficus virgata

Others:

• Ficus capreifolia, river sandpaper fig
• Ficus exasperata, sandpaper forest fig