Laurel Fig
Ficus microcarpa
Also known as Chinese banyan, Indian Laurel
About Laurel Fig
Ficus microcarpa, also known as Chinese banyan, Hill's weeping fig, small-fruited fig, Malayan banyan, Indian laurel, or curtain fig, is a species of banyan tree in the family Moraceae. Its native range is from India to China and Japan, through Southeast Asia and the western Pacific to the state of Queensland in Australia, and it has been introduced to parts of the Americas and the Mediterranean. It was first described in 1782, and is a culturally significant plant in a number of Asian countries.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ficus microcarpa
- Genus
- Ficus
- Family
- MORACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests, also in the plains
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, China, Ryukyu Islands to New Britain
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- कामरूप Kamarup
- Nepali
- जामु Jaamu
- Tamil
- Kallichchi, ficus nitida
- Telugu
- Plaksa
- Kannada
- Peeladamara, ಪಿನಪಾಲ Pinapala, ಪಿನಿವಾಲ Pinivala
- Malayalam
- Itti, Kallithi, Ittiyali
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Laurel Fig belongs to the Moraceae family.
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