Gunung Keriang, Kedah, Malaysia.
Ficus benjamina L. Moraceae. CN: [Malay - Ara beringin], Benjamin-tree, Javatree, Malayan banyan, Oval-leaf figtree, Tropic-laurel, Weeping fig, Weeping-laurel, Small-leaved rubber plant. Fruit a sycamore. Native to China, Taiwan, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia ecozone, Solomon Islands; Cultivated elsewhere. Ornamental, shade/shelter, Invertebrate food (lac insects).Synonym(s):
Ficus benjamina var.
comosa (Roxb.) Kurz [
Ficus benjamina var.
nuda]
Ficus comosa Roxb. [
Ficus benjamina var.
nuda]
Ficus nitida Thunb. [
Ficus benjamina var.
benjamina]
Ficus nuda (Miq.) Miq. [
Ficus benjamina var.
nuda]
Ficus schlechteri auct
Ficus waringiana auct. [
Ficus benjamina var.
benjamina]
Urostigma nudum Miq. [
Ficus benjamina var.
nuda]Ref. & suggested reading:
www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?16785