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    Comparison of Similar Looking Plants

    Ficus microcarpa and Ficus benjamina

    Scientific name: Scientific name:


    Ficus microcarpa Ficus benjamina

    Common name: Malayan Banyan Common name: Weeping Fig, Malayan


    Banyan
    Family name: Moraceae Family name: Moraceae

    Origin: India, Thailand, Malesia to Origin: India, Myanmar, Thailand,


    Australia Malesia, Indochina to Australia.

    Status: Common Status: Cultivated

    © Horticulture Outreach and Heritage Trees, National Parks Board, 2017


    Character comparison
    Ficus microcarpa Ficus benjamina
    Form • A strangler fig with an upright • A strangler fig with drooping
    crown. branches.

    • Abundant free hanging aerial roots. • Less abundant free hanging


    aerial roots than F. microcarpa.

    © Horticulture Outreach and Heritage Trees, National Parks Board, 2017


    Character comparison
    Ficus microcarpa Ficus benjamina
    Foliage • Green foliage • Glossy green foliage
    • Midrib is usually flat on the upper • Midrib is slightly impressed on
    surface. the upper surface.

    • Lateral veins are visible on the • Lateral veins are visible on the
    underside of the leaf and branch underside of the leaf and branch
    at an acute angle to midrib. (See at a wide angles (almost 90°) to
    Fig 1a) midrib. (See Fig. 2a)

    • Basal lateral veins are distinct (up • Basal lateral veins are less
    to 1/5 - 1/2 the length of the distinct (up to 1/10 – 1/4 of the
    lamina) (See Fig 1b). length of the lamina) (See Fig 2b)

    • Shorter lateral veins are not • More lateral veins are visible on
    clearly visible on the upper both sides of the leaves.
    surface of the leaves.

    Fig 2a
    Fig 1a

    Fig 1b Fig 2b

    Photo by: Reuben Lim Photo by: Reuben Lim

    © Horticulture Outreach and Heritage Trees, National Parks Board, 2017


    Character comparison
    Ficus microcarpa Ficus benjamina

    Fig • Fig turns from pink to dark • Fig turns from green to orange
    purple at maturity. to dark red or purple at
    maturity.
    • Apex is slightly convex to flat. • Apex is convex to slightly
    concave.

    Reference
    Berg. C.C & Corner, E.J.H. (2005) Moreaceae: Ficeae. Flora Malesiana series 1, 17
    (2): 1 – 70.

    Ng. A.B.C, Ng, A., Lee. B., Chuah, A.L., Goh, S.G., Lai, J.T.K, Tan, G.C. & D’Rozario,
    V. (2005). A Guide to the Fabulous Figs of Singapore. Singapore
    Science Centre, Singapore. 152 pp.

    Tee, S.P. (2009). Tree of our Garden City. National Parks Board, Singapore. 309 pp.

    Please visit our website florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg for more information.


    © Horticulture Outreach and Heritage Trees, National Parks Board, 2017

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