Weeping fig
Ficus benjamina
Summary 2
Ficus benjamina, commonly known as weeping fig, benjamin fig 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. 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.
Fontes e Créditos
- (c) Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/images/17/173440-4.jpg
- (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_benjamina
Mais informações
- BioDiversity4All taxon page
- African Plants - a photo guide
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- Catalogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- eFloras.org
- Flora Digital de Portugal
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- World Flora Online
BioDiversity4All Mapa
| Common name | Weeping Fig |
|---|---|
| Origin | Exotic |
| Life form | Tree |
| Katherine planting | highly suited |
| Height | height greater than 10m |
| Lifespan | long-lived |
| Irrigation | required |
| Termite | resistant |
| Current status | common |
| Planting success | 0 |
| Suitable for | Red SoilRiver Levee |
| Notes | Roots can damage water pipes/ building/ infrastructure |
