Moraceae

Weeping fig

Ficus benjamina L.

Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus

Weeping fig (Ficus benjamina) — FlowerPhoto: Utain Pummarin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (43)

Afrikaans: Treurvy
Arabic: تين بنجاميني, فيكس
arz: تين بنجامينى
ban: Bingin
Bangla: লক্ষ পাকুড়
bjn: Waringin
Bulgarian: Фикус бенджамин
Burmese: ညောင်လန်း
Cantonese: 垂葉榕, 雷州榕
Chinese: 垂叶榕, 垂榕, 垂葉榕, 天仙果, 小叶榕, 白榕, 白肉榕, 细叶榕
Czech: Fíkus drobnolistý, Fíkus malolistý
Danish: Birkefigen, Kvælerfigen, Stuebirk
Dutch: Waringin, Treurvijg
English: Weeping fig, Benjamin fig, Benjamin-tree, Benjamina ficus, Java fig, Javatree, Malayan banyan, Oval-leaf figtree
Filipino: Salisi, Baleteng pino
Finnish: Limoviikuna
French: Figuier pleureur
frr: Birkenfiig
German: Birkenfeige, Benjamin-Feige, Benjamin-Gummibaum, Benjamini
Greek: Μπενζαμίνη, Φίκος ο βενιαμίν
Hungarian: Kislevelű fikusz, Csüngőágú fikusz
Icelandic: Fíkjutré Benjamíns, Waringin-tré
Indonesian: Beringin, Pohon Beringin
Japanese: ベンジャミン, シダレガジュマル, ベンジャミンゴム, ベンジャミンゴムノキ
Javanese: Waringin, Beringin Benjamin, Wit Ringin
Korean: 벤자민고무나무
Malay: Pokok Ara Beringin, Weeping Fig
Malayalam: വെള്ളാൽ
Nepali: शमी
Norwegian Bokmål: Bjørkefiken
Persian: فیکوس بنجامین
Polish: Figowiec benjamina, Fikus benjamina, Fikus beniamina, Fikus benjamin
Russian: Фикус Бенджамина
Serbian: Фикус бенџамин
shn: တူၼ်ႈမႆႉႁႆးသၢႆ
Slovak: Fikus malolistý
Spanish: Benjamina, Matapalo
Sundanese: Caringin
Swedish: Benjaminfikus
Tamil: வெள்ளால்
Thai: ไทรย้อยใบแหลม, ต้นไทร, ไทร
Ukrainian: Фікус Бенджаміна
Vietnamese: Sanh, Si

Synonyms

Ficus benjamina f. warringiana M.F.Barrett
Ficus benjamina subsp. comosa (Roxb.) Panigrahi & Murti
Ficus benjamina var. benjamina
Ficus benjamina var. bracteata Corner
Ficus benjamina var. bracteata Yamazaki
Ficus benjamina var. comosa (Roxb.) Kurz
Ficus benjamina var. comosa King
Ficus benjamina var. haematocarpa (Blume ex Decne.) Miq.
Ficus benjamina var. nuda (Miq.) M.F.Barrett
Ficus comosa Roxb.
Ficus cuspidato-caudata Hayata
Ficus dictyophylla Wall.
Ficus haematocarpa Decne.
Ficus lucida Hort.Berol. ex Kunth & C.D.Bouché
Ficus neglecta Decne.
Ficus nepalensis Blanco
Ficus nitida Thunb.
Ficus notobor Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
Ficus nuda (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus papyrifera Griff.
Ficus parvifolia Oken
Ficus pendula Link
Ficus pyrifolia Salisb.
Ficus reclinata Desf.
Ficus retusa f. nitida (Thunb.) King
Ficus retusa var. nitida (Thunb.) Miq.
Ficus striata Roth
Ficus umbrina Elmer
Ficus xavieri Merr.
Urostigma benjaminum (L.) Miq.
Urostigma benjaminum var. nudum (Miq.) Miq.
Urostigma haematocarpum Miq.
Urostigma neglectum Miq.
Urostigma nitidum Miq.
Urostigma nitidum Gasp.
Urostigma nudum Miq.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Utain Pummarin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Fruit: figPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist
Fruit: figsPhoto: damien job, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
LeavesPhoto: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Nikhil Tiwari, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Whole plantPhoto: Craig Franklin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Whole plantPhoto: Socrates, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Whole plantPhoto: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Whole plantPhoto: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); common names from SimplePlant editors (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.