Ficus microcarpa
Chinese Banyan, Hill's Weeping Fig
Other regional names: Indian Laurel +1 more
- Indian Laurel
- Indian Laurel Fig
Also known as: Ficus amblyphylla (Miq.) Miq. +17 more
- Ficus amblyphylla (Miq.) Miq.
- Ficus cairnsii Warb.
- Ficus condoravia Buch.-Ham.
- Ficus dahlii K.Schum.
- Ficus dictyophleba F.Muell. ex Benth.
- Ficus dictyophleba F.Muell. ex Miq.
- Ficus dilatata Miq.
- Ficus littoralis Blume
- Ficus microcarpa f. crassifolia (W.C.Shieh) S.S.Ying
- Ficus microcarpa f. pubescens Corner
- Ficus microcarpa subsp. crassifolia (W.C.Shieh) J.C.Liao
- Ficus microcarpa subsp. latifolia (Miq.) Corner
- Ficus microcarpa subsp. microcarpa
- Ficus microcarpa var. crassifolia (W.C.Shieh) J.C.Liao
- Ficus microcarpa var. fuyuensis J.C.Liao
- Ficus microcarpa var. latifolia (Miq.) Corner
- Ficus microcarpa var. naumannii (Engl.) Corner
- Ficus microcarpa var. nitida (King) F.C.Ho
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Moraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Ficus microcarpa (commonly known as Chinese Banyan or Hill's weeping fig) is a tree within the Moraceae family. It naturally occurs in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, Southwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) I., East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Algeria, Ascension, Baleares, Bermuda, California, Canary Is., Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., El Salvador, Florida, Haiti, Hawaii, Italy, Leeward Is., Madeira, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Ogasawara-shoto, Palestine, Peru, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Sicilia, Society Is., Spain, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms