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Ficus benjamina

L. (1767)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Rosales Family: Moraceae Genus: Ficus

weeping fig

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) Only found in cultivation
Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Mant. Pl.: 129 (1767)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Ficus benjamina University of Hawaii campus Preserved_Specimen Osgood, R.V. 154 Oahu BISH 1965-03-01
2 Ficus benjamina Nuuanu Street, opposite Coelho Lane, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Caum, E.L. 99 Oahu BISH 1927-12-19
3 Ficus benjamina Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. 62258 Oahu BISH 1962-02-14
4 Ficus benjamina University of Hawaii campus Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. Oahu BISH 1962-01-20
5 Ficus benjamina Mrs. Foster's Res, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 12533 Oahu BISH 1915-10-01
6 Ficus benjamina Hillebrand's' Garden, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 12533 Oahu BISH 1915-11-01
7 Ficus benjamina University of Hawaii campus Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. Oahu BISH 1962-05-01
8 Ficus benjamina Honolulu, Manoa Valley, H.L.Lyon Arboretum, SA12-R Preserved_Specimen Anderson, D. Oahu BISH 1959-05-15
9 Ficus benjamina Honolulu, Mrs. Swanzy's grounds, Manoa Hill Preserved_Specimen Forbes, A. Oahu BISH 1930-07-08
10 Ficus benjamina University of Hawaii campus Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. Oahu BISH 1962-04-20
11 Ficus benjamina Honolulu, 2540 Ferdinand Ave Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1943-02-13
12 Ficus benjamina U of Hawaii near old Botany Building Preserved_Specimen Forbes, A. Oahu BISH 1930-07-08
13 Ficus benjamina Honolulu, Manoa Val., H.L.Lyon Arboretum, S8-R7-T1 Preserved_Specimen Anderson, D. Oahu BISH 1959-04-28
14 Ficus benjamina University of Hawaii campus Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. Oahu BISH 1962-05-01
15 Ficus benjamina Honolulu, Kamehameha Schools Preserved_Specimen Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1952-01-18
16 Ficus benjamina Univ. Hawaii greenhouse Container-grown plant. Preserved_Specimen Ornamental tree 6' tall. Foliage dark green; oval with sharp point up to 7 cm long by 3 cm wide. Upright growth, smooth gray bark. Criley, R. Oahu BISH 1998-09-17
17 Ficus benjamina unknown Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. BISH
18 Ficus benjamina U.H. Campus, Miller Hall In full sun. Preserved_Specimen Tree 10 m tall Lau, J. 1254 Oahu BISH 1985-07-24
19 Ficus benjamina Princeville, near cul de sac of Liholiho Rd Cultivated plant in yard; full sun Preserved_Specimen Tree, 6 meters tall (pruned) with hanging adventitious roots; leaves dark green, leathery, lighter abaxially; fruiting prolifically, fruits red, usually paired, globose. Brock, K. 969 Kauai BISH 2017-03-17
20 Ficus benjamina Wailua Game Reserve, above Wailua, Kauai Vegetation on plots stripmined for bauxite ore on 1958-60. Tree plot area; localized fertilizer. Preserved_Specimen Tree of 10 m, branches spreading; fruits red sessile. Howard, R.A. 20192 Kauai BISH 1985-10-20
21 Ficus benjamina Wailua Game Reserve, above Wailua, Kauai Vegetation on plots stripmined for bauxite ore on 1958-60. Tree plot area; localized fertilizer. Preserved_Specimen Tree of 10 m, branches spreading; fruits red sessile. Howard, R.A. 20192 Kauai BISH 1985-10-20
22 Ficus benjamina Honolulu Cult. Nat of India, Himalay, Trop. Asia. Preserved_Specimen Fruit 18 mm diam, orange in color Judd, C.S. 60 Oahu BISH 1927-05-16
23 Ficus benjamina Honolulu slope: 2%, Soil: K.clay Preserved_Specimen shrub Vaiaoga, O. Oahu BISH 1980-01-01
24 Ficus benjamina Koloa District. Mahalepu, Road to Mahulepu from CJM Stables, about 300 ft from turnoff on NE side of road. Fallow Pasture Land W/ Verbesina encelioides in understory, planting of Cocos nucifera Preserved_Specimen Tree 10 ft. Lax branches. White sap. Red fruit in clusters on secondary stems Tangalin, N. 2510 Kauai BISH 2011-02-11
25 Ficus benjamina Cultivated, near engineering quad., Manoa Campus, U. of H Preserved_Specimen Tree, about 30 ft. tall, with smooth, gray bark; dark green, glossy foliage; milky sap; and orange fruit. Branches pendent. Herbst, D.R. 657 Oahu BISH 1967-10-16
26 Ficus benjamina Lyon Arboretum. Site: H4-7-1 Preserved_Specimen Fruit yellow. Aerial roots present. Tree 60 ft. high and 10 ft. in diameter. Crown 100 ft. Osgood, R.V. 161 Oahu BISH 1965-03-17
27 Ficus benjamina Lyon Arboretum, Site H-22-4-3 Preserved_Specimen Adventitious roots numerous, small, not exceeding 5 diam.; present to within 2 ft. of branchlet tips. Figs axillary, usually 2 per leaf axil. Main trunk 40 dbh. Ht. 40 ft. Nagata, K.M. 229 Oahu BISH 1967-01-01
28 Ficus benjamina Lyon Arboretum, Site H 8-1-9 Preserved_Specimen Ht. 40 ' Main trunk dbh 40 Roots buttress; Adventitious roots many, large, confined to trunk area. figs yellow orange, axillary, 2 per leaf axil and sessile. Nagata, K.M. 433 Oahu BISH 1968-06-21
29 Ficus benjamina W Maui, Lahaina District, Honolua Preserved_Specimen Large trees, fruit round, reddish orange. Oppenheimer, H.L. 80306 Maui BISH 2003-08-13
30 Ficus benjamina Kaimuki High School, Kapahulu. Between Bldg. E & F Preserved_Specimen Large spreading tree 40 ' ht, 15 dbh. Adventitious roots very few and very small. Branchlets thin and drooping. Nagata, K.M. 1222 Oahu BISH 1974-03-11
31 Ficus benjamina Koolau Mountain Range: Manoa Valley: University of Hawaii Manoa Campus by engineering quad Preserved_Specimen Tree Herbst, D.R. 657 Oahu BISH 1967-10-16
32 Ficus benjamina Lyon Arboretum, Site: H29-3-5 Preserved_Specimen Some roots adventitious Osgood, R.V. 162 Oahu BISH 1965-03-01
33 Ficus benjamina University of Hawaii campus Preserved_Specimen No adventitious roots. Exposed roots present. Fruits orange. Osgood, R.V. 153 Oahu BISH 1965-03-01
34 Ficus benjamina Lyon Arboretum. Site: H-22-11-1 Preserved_Specimen 15 dbh. Ht. 20 ft. Figs axillary, 2 per leaf axil. Numerous adventitious roots on major branches as well as branchlets, but small, rarely exceeding 3 diam. Nagata, K.M. 303 Oahu BISH 1967-08-07
35 Ficus benjamina Kaimuki High School, Kapahulu. Between Bld. C & D Preserved_Specimen Young tree about 20 ' ht. Leaves shiny green. Adventitious roots absent. Nagata, K.M. 1221 Oahu BISH 1974-03-11
36 Ficus benjamina Cultivated in Honolulu Board of Water Supply Halawa Xeriscape Garden, Halawa Valley. In the tree area of the Garden, at edge of lawn Preserved_Specimen Sapling ca 6 ft tall, with dense crown of foliage. Lvs dark green and glossy; sterile. Herbst, D.R. 9256 Oahu BISH 1990-03-03
37 Ficus benjamina Waimea District; Salt Ponds Beach Park, just west of Hanapepe Preserved_Specimen Tree 5 m tall with dense, rounded crown, branch tips drooping. Leaves dark, glossy green above. Syconia globose, pale yellowish green with brown flecks, borne in pairs at nodes. Cultivated. Lorence, D.H. 6628 Kauai BISH 1990-10-28
38 Ficus benjamina Honolulu, University of Hawaii Campus Preserved_Specimen Frs. paired, yellow, 0.75 in. diam. Woolford, H.A. Oahu BISH 1949-07-07
39 Ficus benjamina Honolulu, Manoa Val., University of Hawaii campus Preserved_Specimen Tiny frs. Condit, I.J. Oahu BISH 1959-05-15
40 Ficus benjamina Honolulu, Nuuanu Ave., at Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Leaves and dry fruit picked up from ground, Tree low-branching, wide-spreading. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1940-11-18
41 Ficus benjamina Honolulu, Foster Garden Preserved_Specimen Tree about 35 ft. high, trunk about 1½ ft. in diameter. Branches drooping. Roots spreading snakeline over ground. No aerial roots. Leaves only. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1945-10-10
42 Ficus benjamina Honolulu, Nuuanu Ave., near Wyllie St. opp. Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Orange fr., 7/8 in. long, 3/4 in. wide, ripe and falling. For several weeks this orange fr. has been conspicuous on the tree. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1942-07-04
43 Ficus benjamina near Hickam Field, public highway Preserved_Specimen Young tree Helwig, Chief.E. Oahu BISH 1941-06-24
44 Ficus benjamina Honolulu, Thomas Square Preserved_Specimen Wide-spreading tree, fr. rose-pink. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1953-09-08
45 Ficus benjamina Honolulu, Queen's Hospital Preserved_Specimen Wide-spreading tree. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1953-09-07
46 Ficus benjamina Honolulu, Foster Garden Preserved_Specimen Very tall, large tree, branching high above the ground, no aerial roots; bark light gray. Fruit and small branch picked up from ground. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1941-06-24
47 Ficus benjamina unknown Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. BISH
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