Ficus aspera, the mosaic fig, a plant native to Vanuatu in the south Pacific region. The plant first appeared in scientific literature in 1786, published by the German botanist Georg Forster, from a specimen collected from Tanna Island. The mosaic fig is used as an ornamental plant. The fruit are cauliflorous (fruit forming from their main stems or woody trunks rather than from new growth and shoots). It is also called the clown fig.[citation needed]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Subgenus: | F. subg. Sycidium |
| Species: | F. aspera
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| Ficus aspera | |
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References
edit- ^ "Ficus aspera f. parcellii". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Ficus aspera G.Forst". The Plant List, A working list of all plant species. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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