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| Synonyms: |
Ficus nitida Thunb. Ficus retusa L. var. nitida (Thunb.) Miq. Urostigma benjamina (L.) Miq. |
| Common names: | Weeping fig (English) |
| Description: | Evergreen tree up to 30 m tall but usually much smaller as a planted tree. Branchlets gracefully drooping. Leaves c. 6 cm long, elliptic-ovate, glossy dark green above, paler below, leathery, hairless; lateral veins very fine, parallel, numerous; apex drawn out into a very long tip. Figs in axillary pairs, sessile, lacking a 'neck', spherical, 8-12 × 7-10 mm, usually ripening red or pink, sometimes pale yellow. See var. nuda for the differences in that variety. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Southeast Asia and Australia. |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003). Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, South Africa Pages 256 - 259. (Includes a picture). |
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