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Taxon:  Ficus microcarpa L. f.



Summary
Genus:
Ficus
Section:
Conosycea
Family:
Moraceae
Tribe:
Ficeae
Nomen number:
16897
Place of publication:
Suppl. pl. 442. 1782 ("1781")
Verified:
01/09/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ficus microcarpa L. f. var. latifolia (Miq.) Corner
Ficus nitida auct.
Ficus retusa auct.
Urostigma accedens Miq. var. latifolia Miq.
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
Chinese banyan –
curtain fig –
Hill's weeping fig –
Indian laurel fig –
Indian-laurel –
laurel fig –
Malay banyan –
small-fruit fig –
German
Vorhang-Feige –
Japanese Rōmaji
gajumaru –
Portuguese (Brazil)
figueira-lacerdinha –
laurel-da-Índia –
Swedish
citronfikus –
Transcribed Chinese
rong shu –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaChristmas Island  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaCelebes 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaIrian Jaya 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJava 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaLesser Sunda Islands 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaMoluccas 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSumatra 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPapua New Guinea  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
1NativeAsia-TropicalNorth Indian OceanCocos (Keeling) Islands  
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland 
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificMicronesia  
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificPalau  
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia  
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificSolomon Islands  
2Cultivated     
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedSouthern America South America  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCentral America  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Yunnan, Zhejiang]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Ryukyu Islands], Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Christmas Island, Indonesia [Celebes, Irian Jaya, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Moluccas, Sumatra], Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea
  • NORTH INDIAN OCEAN: Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland]
Pacific
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Micronesia, Palau
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: New Caledonia, Solomon Islands
Cultivated ()
Naturalized
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
Southern America
  • REGION: South America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies
  • MESOAMERICA: Central America
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Environmentalshade/shelter Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Weed  Weber, E. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. 2003
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=16897. Accessed 14 October 2026.


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