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Ficus benjamina

Botanic Family

Moraceae

Author

Linnaeus

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Northern Territory
• Queensland - Australia
• Bangladesh
• Borneo
• Cambodia
• S. China
• India
• Java
• Lesser Sunda Islands
• Maluku
• Sulawesi
• Sumatra - Indonesia
• Laos
• Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Bismarck Archipelago
• New Guinea - Papua New Guinea
• Philippines
• Solomon Islands
• Timor Leste
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Montane creekside
• montane forest
• lakeside forest. rain forest
• riverside

Flowering Times

• Jan-Mar (Australia)

Fruiting Times

• May (Papua New Guinea)

Strangling climber or tree, originally epiphytic, coriaceous leaves, Watery white or brownish florets. Axillary paired fruits yellowish-white tinged red to 20mm across, deep red when ripe, 10mm wide.

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• Elmer
• USNH
• JAA
• GBS
• SAFIO
• Jones & Gray 1977