Taxon:  Ficus microcarpa L. f.



Summary
Genus:
Ficus
Section:
Conosycea
Family:
Moraceae
Tribe:
Ficeae
Nomen number:
16897
Place of publication:
Suppl. pl. 442.  1782 ("1781")
Verified:
01/09/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
8 (4  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Ficus microcarpa L. f. var. microcarpa

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ficus microcarpa L. f. var. latifolia (Miq.) Corner
Urostigma accedens Miq. var. latifolia Miq.

Invalid Designation(s)
Ficus nitida auct.
Ficus retusa auct.
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. In: Luken, J. O. & J. W. Thieret, eds., Assessment and management of plant invasions. 255-267.
  4. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
  6. Fiorenza, A. et al. 2022. A new disease for Europe of Ficus microcarpa caused by Botryosphaeriaceae species . Plants. OAJ. 11:727. DOI: 10.3390/plants11060727.
  7. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
  8. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  9. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  10. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  11. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  12. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  13. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  14. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  15. Li, H. L. et al., eds. 1975-1979. Flora of Taiwan.
  16. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  17. Nicolson, D. H. et al. 1988. An interpretation of Van Rheede's Hortus Malabaricus. Regnum Veg. 119:186-187.
  18. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
  19. Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):284.
  20. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  21. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  22. Stanley, T. D. & E. M. Ross. 1983-1989. Flora of south-eastern Queensland.
  23. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
  24. Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
  25. Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
  26. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
  27. Whitmore, T. C. et al., eds. 1989. Tree flora of Indonesia, Check list for Kalimantan.
  28. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishChinese banyan  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Englishcurtain fig  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
EnglishHill's weeping fig  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
EnglishIndian laurel fig  1Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
EnglishIndian-laurel  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishlaurel fig  1Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
EnglishMalay banyan  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Englishsmall-fruit fig  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Chineserong shu榕树 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
GermanVorhang-Feige  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Japanese Rōmajigajumaru  2Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Portuguese (Brazil)figueira-lacerdinha  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)laurel-da-Índia  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Swedishcitronfikus  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Shengs.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam   
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaAustraliaCocos (Keeling) Islands  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaChristmas Island  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJawa Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaLesser Sunda Islands Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaMaluku Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSulawesi Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSumatera Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaIndonesiaPapua Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaSolomon Islands   
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificMicronesia Truk 
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificPalau   
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia   
2Cultivated    also cult. 
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States s.e. 
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii  
4NaturalizedSouthern America South America   
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies   
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCentral America   
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hainan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng (s.)]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Ryukyu Islands], Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal
  • PAPUASIA: Indonesia [Papua], Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Australia [Cocos (Keeling) Islands], Christmas Island, Indonesia [Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, Sulawesi, Sumatera], Malaysia, Philippines
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland]
Pacific
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Micronesia (Truk), Palau
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: New Caledonia
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Northern America
  • REGION: United States (s.e.)
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Central America
  • REGION: South America

Reference(s)
  1. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  2. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
  3. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  4. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  5. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  6. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
  7. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Environmentalornamental Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Environmentalornamentalurban spacesFiorenza, A. et al. 2022. A new disease for Europe of Ficus microcarpa caused by Botryosphaeriaceae species . Plants. OAJ. 11:727. DOI: 10.3390/plants11060727.
Environmentalshade/shelter Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalshade/shelter Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Environmentalshade/shelter Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Medicinesfolklore Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):284.
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Weed  Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed in disturbed sitesFiorenza, A. et al. 2022. A new disease for Europe of Ficus microcarpa caused by Botryosphaeriaceae species . Plants. OAJ. 11:727. DOI: 10.3390/plants11060727.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=16897. Accessed 12 May 2026.