Ficus microcarpa

"Curtain fig" redirects here. For the Queensland, Australia strangler fig attraction, see Curtain Fig Tree.

Ficus microcarpa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Subgenus: F. subg. Urostigma
Species:
F. microcarpa
Binomial name
Ficus microcarpa
Varieties[2]
  • Ficus microcarpa var. hillii (F.M.Bailey) Corner
  • Ficus microcarpa var. microcarpa
  • Ficus microcarpa var. saffordii (Merr.) Corner
Synonyms[2]
  • Urostigma microcarpum (L.f.) Miq.
var. hillii[3]
var. microcarpa[4]
  • Ficus rubra Roth
  • Ficus rubra var. acuminata B.Heyne ex Roth
  • Ficus littoralis Blume
  • Ficus condaravia Buch.-Ham.
  • Urostigma amblyphyllum Miq.
  • Urostigma pisiferum Miq.
  • Urostigma littorale (Blume) Miq.
  • Urostigma accedens var. latifolia Miq.
  • Ficus dilatata Miq.
  • Ficus amblyphylla (Miq.) Miq.
  • Ficus dyctiophleba F.Muell. ex Miq.
  • Ficus retusa f. parvifolia Miq.
  • Ficus retusa var. pisifera (Miq.) Miq.
  • Ficus retusa f. pubescens Miq.
  • Ficus dictyophleba F.Muell. ex Miq.
  • Ficus naumannii Engl.
  • Ficus retusa var. nitida King
  • Ficus thynneana F.M.Bailey
  • Ficus dahlii K.Schum.
  • Ficus cairnsii Warb.
  • Ficus retusiformis H.Lév.
  • Ficus thynneana var. minor Domin
  • Ficus thynneana var. typica Domin
  • Ficus regnans [Ludwig Diels
  • Diels]] Ficus microcarpa f. pubescens
  • Corner Ficus microcarpa var. latifolia
  • (Miq.) Corner Ficus microcarpa var. naumannii
  • (Engl.) Corner Ficus retusa var. crassifolia
  • W.C.Shieh Ficus microcarpa var. crassifolia
  • (W.C.Shieh) J.C.Liao Ficus microcarpa var. nitida
  • F.C.Ho Ficus microcarpa var. fuyuensis
  • J.C.Liao Ficus microcarpa var. oluangpiensis
  • J.C.Liao Ficus microcarpa var. pusillifolia
  • J.C.Liao
var. saffordii[5]
  • Ficus saffordii Merr.

Ficus microcarpa, also known as Chinese banyan, Malayan banyan, Indian laurel, curtain fig, or gajumaru (ガジュマル),[6] is a tree in the fig family Moraceae. It is native in a range from China through tropical Asia and the Caroline Islands to Australia.[2] It is widely planted as a shade tree.[7]

  1. ^ Shao, Q.; Zhao, L.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Ficus microcarpa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T73088912A147623376. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T73088912A147623376.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Ficus microcarpa L.f." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Ficus microcarpa var. hillii (F.M.Bailey) Corner". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Ficus microcarpa var. microcarpa". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Ficus microcarpa var. saffordii (Merr.) Corner". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Ficus microcarpa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  7. ^ Zhengyi Wu; Zhe-Kun Zhou; Michael G. Gilbert, "Ficus microcarpa Linnaeus f., Suppl. Pl. 442. 1782", Flora of China online, vol. 5