Species of fig
"Curtain fig" redirects here. For the Queensland, Australia strangler fig attraction, see
Curtain Fig Tree .
Ficus microcarpa
Scientific 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.
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
Ficus microcarpa , also known as Chinese banyan , small-fruited fig , Malayan banyan , Indian laurel , or curtain fig ,[ 6] 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.