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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.
Ficus benjamina is a tree reaching 30 m (98 feet) tall in natural conditions, with gracefully drooping branchlets and glossy leaves6–13 cm (2 + 3 ⁄ 8 – 5 + 1 ⁄ 8 inches), oval with an acuminate tip.
Balete tree from a Philippine forest, photographed in 1911 A balete tree near Tagkawayan in southern Luzon, Philippines. The balete tree (also known as balite or baliti) are several species of trees in the Philippines from the genus Ficus, which are generally referred to as balete in Filipino.
[1] [5] It grows as either a shrub or tree with height ranging from around 6 to 15 metres. [6] [7] Its leaves are 6 to 14 cm long and 2.5 to 6.5 cm wide on petioles that are 1 to 2 cm long. [6] The rounded figs are 1 to 1.5 cm long and start out yellow in colour, maturing to orange-red between May and February in the species' native range. [6]
Ficus tinctoria, also known as dye fig, or humped fig is a hemiepiphytic tree of genus Ficus.It is also one of the species known as strangler fig. [3]It is found in Asia, Malesia, northern Australia, and the South Pacific islands. [3]
Ficus racemosa, the cluster fig, red river fig or gular, [2] is a species of plant in the family Moraceae. It is native to Australia and tropical Asia. It is native to Australia and tropical Asia. It is a fast-growing plant with large, very rough leaves, usually attaining the size of a large shrub, although older specimens can grow quite large ...
Ficus obliqua planted as a shade tree in a playground, Glebe, New South Wales. Ficus obliqua is an elegant shade tree for parks or fields, and is adaptable to differing soils. [11] A notable specimen in Mick Ryan Park, Milton on the New South Wales south coast stands 14 m (46 ft) tall and 38 m (125 ft) across, [29] and is a local landmark. [30]
The branchlets are covered in fine hairs. The leaves are alternately arranged along the stems and are elliptical to oval in shape, measuring 5.3 to 16.7 cm long by 3.1 to 13.3 cm wide. The undersurface is furry. The oval to round figs pale can be various shades of yellow, orange, pink, red or purple and 0.9–2.8 cm long by 1–2.8 cm across. [3]