Appearance
The sandpaper fig is a small tree which may reach the dimensions of 6–12 m tall by 3–5 m wide, although is generally smaller. The trunk is dark brown, and the ovate or elliptical leaves are 5–15 cm long by 2–5 cm wide and very scabrous like sandpaper on the upper side. The new growth is hairy. The succulent oval fruit is around 1.5 cm long and covered in dense hairs.Distribution
The sandpaper fig is found along watercourses and gullies in rainforest, and less commonly in open forest. It may be associated with the rough-barked apple. It is found on limestone outcrops in Kanangra-Boyd National Park. It is found from Mackay southwards through New South Wales and into eastern Victoria where it is listed as "threatened" under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988.A study showed the species has recently expanded into south eastern New South Wales and into Victoria.
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