Ficus copiosa

{{Short description|Species of plant}}

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|image = Ficus copiosa.jpg

|image_caption = Mature individual with fruit

|genus = Ficus

|species = copiosa

|authority = Steud.

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|synonyms = {{Collapsible list|

  • Ficus acanthophylla {{small|Summerh.}}
  • Ficus brevicuspis {{small|Miq.}}
  • Ficus copiosa var. muriculata {{small|(Miq.) King}}
  • Ficus copiosa var. pubescens {{small|Corner}}
  • Ficus duriuscula var. grandifolia {{small|Diels}}
  • Ficus krausseana {{small|Rech.}}
  • Ficus longipedunculata {{small|Rech.}}
  • Ficus magnifolia {{small|F.Muell.}}
  • Ficus mourilyanensis {{small|F.M.Bailey}}
  • Ficus muriculata {{small|Miq.}}
  • Ficus polycarpa {{small|Roxb.}}
  • Ficus senfftiana {{small|Warb.}}
  • Ficus subinflata {{small|Warb.}}

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Ficus copiosa, the plentiful fig, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to Sulawesi, the Moluccas, Papuasia, Queensland, and on to some western Pacific islands.{{cite POWO |id=852661-1 |title=Ficus copiosa Steud. |access-date=19 December 2022 }}{{cite web |url=https://adminplants.sc.egov.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=FICO2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219134533/https://adminplants.sc.egov.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=FICO2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |title=Ficus copiosa Steud. plentiful fig |author= |date= |website=PLANTS Profile |publisher=USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service |access-date=19 December 2022 }} The leaves are widely consumed as a vegetable by local peoples.{{cite conference |year=2016 |last1=Solberg |first1=Svein Øivind |author2=Seta-Waken Philmah |last3=Tania |first3=Paul |title=Indigenous vegetables: A case study from Papua New Guinea |conference=Conference: State of the World's Plants Symposium 2016 |location=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |doi=10.13140/RG.2.1.3255.6402 }}

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