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'''''Ficus microcarpa''''', also known as '''Chinese Banyan''', '''Malayan Banyan''', '''Indian Laurel''' or '''Curtain fig''', is a [[banyan]] native in the range from [[Sri Lanka]] to [[India]], southern [[People's Republic of China|China]], the [[Malay Archipelago]], the [[Ryukyu Islands]], [[Australia]], and [[New Caledonia]].  The tree is considered a major [[invasive species]] in many places.
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==Cultivation==
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===Propagation===
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===Pests and diseases===
  
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'''''Ficus microcarpa''''', also known as '''Chinese Banyan''', '''Malayan Banyan''', '''Indian Laurel''' or '''Curtain fig''', is a [[banyan]] native in the range from [[Sri Lanka]] to [[India]], southern [[People's Republic of China]], the [[Malay Archipelago]], the [[Ryukyu Islands]], [[Australia]], and [[New Caledonia]]. 
 
  
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''F. microcarpa'' was widely distributed as an ornamental plant and is one of the most common street trees in warm climates.  The symbiotic pollinating [[fig wasp]], ''[[Parapristina verticillata]]'', was introduced along with ''F. microcarpa''.  The tree is considered a major [[invasive species]] in [[Hawaii]], [[Florida]], and [[Bermuda]], as well as [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]].   
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==Varieties==
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*Ficus microcarpa var. hillii — Hill's Fig
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*Ficus microcarpa var. nitida — often considered a subspecies of F. retusa or a distinct species
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==Gallery==
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<gallery perrow=5>
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File:PikiWiki Israel 7386 ficus avenue in herzliya.jpg| photo 1
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File:Netrider-Ficus microcarpa 2.jpg| photo 2
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Image:Upload.png| photo 3
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==References==
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<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
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* [http://www.hear.org/starr/hiplants/reports/html/ficus_microcarpa.htm Plants of Hawaii: ''Ficus microcarpa''], hear.org
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* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=FIMI2 ''Ficus microcarpa'' L. f.], [[Natural Resources Conservation Service]] of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
 
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Latest revision as of 17:34, 26 July 2010


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Plant Characteristics
Habit   tree

Height: ⇕ 40 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 40. to 70 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 70.
Width: ⇔ 20 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20. to 50 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 50.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun
Features: ✓ invasive
USDA Zones: 10 to 12
Scientific Names

Moraceae >

Ficus >

microcarpa >


Ficus microcarpa, also known as Chinese Banyan, Malayan Banyan, Indian Laurel or Curtain fig, is a banyan native in the range from Sri Lanka to India, southern China, the Malay Archipelago, the Ryukyu Islands, Australia, and New Caledonia. The tree is considered a major invasive species in many places.

Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

  • Ficus microcarpa var. hillii — Hill's Fig
  • Ficus microcarpa var. nitida — often considered a subspecies of F. retusa or a distinct species

Gallery

  • photo 1

  • photo 2

  • photo 3

References


External links


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