Ficus benjamina
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Tribe: | Ficeae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Subgenus: | F. subg. Urostigma |
| Species: | F. benjamina
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| Binomial name | |
| Ficus benjamina | |
| Range of the species Ficus benjamina. | |
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Ficus benjamina, commonly known as weeping fig, benjamin fig[3] or ficus tree and often sold in stores as just ficus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to Asia and Australia.[4] It is the official tree of Bangkok. The species is also naturalized in the West Indies and in the states of Florida and Arizona in the United States.[5][6] Its small fruit are favored by some birds.[7] Ficus trees have proved to have environmental benefits in urban areas, such as acting as biomonitors. The species is also associated with some allergens.
- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Ficus benjamina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T145362709A145370980. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T145362709A145370980.en. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Ficus benjamina L.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved 2015-07-19 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
- ^ "Ficus benjamina". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
- ^ "Ficus benjamina in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
- ^ "Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map".
- ^ "Ficus benjamina in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
- ^ Frith, H.J.; Rome, F.H.J.C. & Wolfe, T.O. (1976). "Food of fruit-pigeons in New Guinea". Emu. 76 (2): 49–58. Bibcode:1976EmuAO..76...49F. doi:10.1071/MU9760049.
