Moraceae

Japanese fig

Ficus erecta Thunb.

Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus

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Japanese fig (Ficus erecta) — FlowerPhoto: 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Chinese: 假枇杷, 矮小天仙果, 天仙果, 假枇杷果, 天师果, 狭叶鹿饭, 牛奶柴, 牛奶榕
English: Japanese fig
Japanese: イヌビワ
Korean: 천선과나무
Malayalam: ജാപ്പനീസ് അത്തിപ്പഴം
Vietnamese: Sung thiên tiên

Synonyms

Ficus beecheyana Hook. & Arn.
Ficus beecheyana f. koshunensis (Hayata) Sata
Ficus beecheyana f. tenuifolia Sata
Ficus cornifolia Kunth & C.D.Bouché
Ficus erecta f. koshunensis (Hayata) Corner
Ficus erecta f. sieboldii (Miq.) Corner
Ficus erecta subsp. erecta
Ficus erecta var. beecheyana (Hook. & Arn.) King
Ficus erecta var. sieboldii (Miq.) King
Ficus erecta var. yamadorii Makino ex Ohwi
Ficus japonica Blume
Ficus koshunensis Hayata
Ficus maruyamensis Hayata
Ficus pseudopiriformis H.Lév. & Vaniot
Ficus pumila Thunb.
Ficus sieboldii Miq.
Ficus taqueti H.Lév. & Vaniot
Ficus tenax Blume

Photos

FlowerPhoto: 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 胡正恆(Jackson Hu), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 岸本年郎, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 賴碧珠, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 岸本年郎, CC BY 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). About our plant data.