A spectacular endemic subspecies of Ficus Macrophylla(Morton Bay Fig) Columnaris grows to 20 metres tall and is found growing all over Lord Howe but particularply in the more sheltered lowland rainforest gullies to around 500 metres.Its massive spreading crown is supported by large root systems that hang from the extended branches and become new trunks giving support to the futher extension of the branch and of the canopy.
Categories & Keywords
Category:Scenic
Subcategory:Plants
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Keywords:BANYAN FIG, Ficus Macrophylla subsp.columnaris, Lord Howe, Lord Howe Island, Lord Howe Island Banyan, Moraceae, banyan, columnaris, ficus, ficus macriphylla, fig tree, plants
