Moraceae
Chinese banyan
Ficus microcarpa
- Family
- Moraceae
- Genus
- Ficus
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Common names
By language (18)
- Arabic
- فيكس عادي
- Cantonese
- 細葉榕, 榕樹
- Chinese
- 榕树, 榕樹, 正榕, 細葉榕, 万年青, 山榕树, 榕, 榕树一种
- English
- Chinese banyan, Small fruited fig
- Finnish
- Varjoviikuna, Malaganviikuna
- French
- Arbre de l'intendance, Laurier d'Inde
- German
- Chinesische Feige
- Hebrew
- פיקוס השדרות
- Indonesian
- Bonsai kimeng
- Japanese
- ガジュマル, カジュマル, ガジュマルの木, ガジュマロ, 榕樹
- Korean
- 대만고무나무
- Malayalam
- കല്ലിത്തി
- Persian
- فیکوس میکروکارپا
- pwn
- Djaraljap
- Spanish
- Arbol yucateco, Baniano Chino, Baniano de China, Baniano de Malasia, Baniano Malayo, Higuera Cortina, Laurel de India, Laurel de Indias
- Swedish
- Citronfikus, Indiskt dvärgfikonträd
- Thai
- ไทรย้อยใบทู่, ไทรย้อย
- Vietnamese
- Gừa
Synonyms
- Ficus amblyphylla Miq.
- Ficus cairnsii Warb.
- Ficus condaravia Buch.-Ham.
- Ficus dahlii K.Schum.
- Ficus dictyophleba F.Muell.
- Ficus dictyophleba Miq.
- Ficus dictyophleba Miq.
- Ficus dilatata Miq.
- Ficus littoralis Blume
- Ficus microcarpa f. pubescens Corner
- Ficus microcarpa var. crassifolia (Shieh) J.C.Liao
- Ficus microcarpa var. fuyuensis J.C.Liao
- Ficus microcarpa var. latifolia (Miq.) Corner
- Ficus microcarpa var. naumannii (Engl.) Corner
- Ficus microcarpa var. nitida (King) F.C.Ho
- Ficus microcarpa var. oluangpiensis J.C.Liao
- Ficus microcarpa var. pusillifolia J.C.Liao
- Ficus naumannii Engl.
- Ficus regnans Diels
- Ficus retusa f. parvifolia Miq.
- Ficus retusa f. pubescens Miq.
- Ficus retusa var. crassifolia W.C.Shieh
- Ficus retusa var. nitida (Thunb.) King
- Ficus retusa var. pisifera (Miq.) Miq.
- Ficus retusiformis H.Lév.
- Ficus rubra Roth.
- Ficus thynneana F.M.Bailey
- Ficus thynneana var. minor Domin
- Urostigma accedens var. latifolia Miq.
- Urostigma amblyphyllum Miq.
- Urostigma littorale Miq.
- Urostigma microcarpum Miq.
- Urostigma pisiferum Miq.
Flowers
- In flower
- February to March, July to October (from 20 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub, Tree, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: myriamtaillefer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Lord Koxinga, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Awkwald Harold, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Kiwi Shen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: shane.bertish, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: S Brian Treelife, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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). About our plant data.