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Ficus benjamina

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Details
Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
Links to other databases
Genome
Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Details Top

Internal ID UUID64401c57e8b6a348081131
Scientific name Ficus benjamina
Authority L.
First published in Mant. Pl. : 129 (1767)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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General Uses Top

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Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Urostigma neglectum Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(2): 347 (1859)
Urostigma nitidum Miq. London J. Bot. 6: 582 (1847)
Urostigma nitidum Gasp. Nov. Gen. Fic. : 7 (1844)
Ficus benjamina var. bracteata Corner Gard. Bull. Singapore 17: 396 1960
Ficus benjamina var. comosa (Roxb.) Kurz Forest Fl. Burma 2: 446 1877
Ficus benjamina subsp. comosa (Roxb.) Panigrahi & Murti Fl. Bilaspur Distr. 2: 566 (1999)
Ficus benjamina var. haematocarpa (Blume ex Decne.) Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 288 1867
Ficus benjamina var. nuda (Miq.) M.F.Barrett Amer. Midl. Naturalist 45: 128 (1951)
Ficus benjamina f. warringiana M.F.Barrett Amer. Midl. Naturalist 45: 118 1951
Ficus comosa Roxb. Pl. Coromandel 2: 14 (1799)
Ficus cuspidato-caudata Hayata Icon. Pl. Formosan. 8: 119 (1919)
Ficus dictyophylla Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 4502 A, B, D. 1831
Ficus haematocarpa Decne. Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 494 (1834)
Ficus lucida Hort.Berol. ex Kunth & C.D.Bouché Index Seminum [Berlin] 16. 1846
Ficus neglecta Decne. Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 494 (1834)
Ficus nepalensis Blanco Fl. Filip., ed. 2 : 474 (1845)
Ficus nitida Thunb. Ficus : 10 (1786)
Ficus notobor Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] sub n. 4502. 1831
Ficus nuda (Miq.) Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 288 (1867)
Ficus papyrifera Griff. Itin. Pl. Khasyah Mts. 101, No. 32. 1848 ; Posth. Papers, ii.
Ficus parvifolia Oken Allg. Naturgesch. 3(3): 1562 (1841)
Ficus pendula Link Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 450 (1822)
Ficus pyrifolia Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 16. 1796 [Nov-Dec 1796]
Ficus reclinata Desf. Tabl. École Bot. , ed. 3: 346 (1829)
Ficus retusa var. nitida (Thunb.) Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 267 (1867)
Ficus striata Roth Nov. Pl. Sp. : 387 (1821)
Ficus umbrina Elmer Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 1: 49 (1906)
Ficus xavieri Merr. Philipp. J. Sci. 20: 369 (1922)
Ficus retusa f. nitida (Thunb.) King Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 5(15): 511. 1888 [Dec 1888]
Ficus benjamina var. comosa King Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 1: 44 1888
Urostigma benjaminum Miq. London J. Bot. 6: 583 (1847)
Urostigma haematocarpum Miq. London J. Bot. 6: 584 (1847)
Ficus benjamina var. bracteata Yamazaki Journ. Phytogeogr. Taxon. 31(1): 6. 1983
Ficus benjamina var. benjamina L. The Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 17 1960
Urostigma benjaminum var. nudum (Miq.) Miq. Pl. Jungh. 1: 50 (1851)
Urostigma nudum Miq. London J. Bot. 6: 584 (1847)

Common names Top

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Language Common/alternative name
English weeping-laurel
English tropical laurel
English tropic-laurel
English oval-leaf figtree
English malayan banyan
English javatree
English java fig
English benjamina ficus
English benjamin-tree
English benjamin fig
English weeping fig
Spanish benjamina
Spanish matapalo
Afrikaans treurvy
Arabic تين بنجاميني
Arabic فيكس
ban bingin
Bulgarian фикус бенджамин
bjn waringin
Bengali লক্ষ পাকুড়
Czech fíkus drobnolistý
Czech fíkus malolistý
Danish birkefigen
Danish kvælerfigen
Danish stuebirk
German birkenfeige
German benjamin-gummibaum
German benjamin-feige
German benjamini
Greek Φίκος ο βενιαμίν
Greek Μπενζαμίνη
Persian فیکوس بنجامین
Finnish limoviikuna
French figuier pleureur
frr birkenfiig
Hungarian csüngőágú fikusz
Hungarian kislevelű fikusz
Indonesian pohon beringin
Indonesian beringin
Icelandic waringin-tré
Icelandic fíkjutré benjamíns
Japanese シダレガジュマル
Japanese ベンジャミンゴム
Japanese ベンジャミンゴムノキ
Japanese ベンジャミン
jv beringin benjamin
jv wit ringin
jv waringin
Korean 벤자민고무나무
Malayalam വെള്ളാൽ
Malay weeping fig
Malay pokok ara beringin
Burmese ညောင်လန်း
Norwegian Bokmål bjørkefiken
Nepali शमी
Dutch treurvijg
Dutch waringin
Polish figowiec benjamina
Polish fikus beniamina
Russian Фикус Бенджамина
Slovak fikus malolistý
Serbian Фикус бенџамин
su caringin
Swedish benjaminfikus
Tamil வெள்ளால்
Thai ไทรย้อยใบแหลม
Thai ไทร
Thai ต้นไทร
Ukrainian Фікус Бенджаміна
Vietnamese sanh
Vietnamese si
Chinese 垂葉榕
Chinese 孟占明榕
Chinese 细叶榕
Chinese 白榕
Chinese 垂榕
Chinese 垂叶榕
Chinese 小叶榕
Chinese 天仙果
Chinese 白肉榕

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Native
  • Asia-temperate
    • China
      • China South-central
      • China Southeast
      • Hainan
    • Eastern Asia
      • Taiwan
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
      • East Himalaya
      • India
      • Nepal
      • Sri Lanka
    • Indo-China
      • Andaman Islands
      • Cambodia
      • Laos
      • Myanmar
      • Nicobar Nicobar
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Borneo
      • Jawa
      • Lesser Sunda Islands
      • Malaya
      • Maluku
      • Philippines
      • Sulawesi
      • Sumatera
    • Papuasia
      • Bismarck Archipelago
      • New Guinea
      • Solomon Islands
  • Southern America
    • Caribbean
      • Cayman Islands
      • Cuba
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Leeward Islands
      • Puerto Rico
      • Trinidad-Tobago
      • Windward Islands
    • Central America
      • El Salvador

Links to other databases Top

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000687511
Florida Plant Atlas 2002
USDA Plants FIBE
Tropicos 21300598
INPN 445805
Flora of Italy 11707
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:852486-1
The Plant List kew-2809661
Missouri Botanical Garden 282745
Open Tree Of Life 272174
Observations.org 341434
NCBI Taxonomy 182105
Nature Serve 2.158584
IUCN Red List 145362709
IPNI 852486-1
iNaturalist 50996
iNaturalist 346875
GBIF 5361932
Freebase /m/03b6m9
EPPO FIUBE
EOL 594918
Elurikkus 209648
Calflora (Californian flora) 12510
US Library of Congress sh2009006562
USDA GRIN 16785
Wikipedia Ficus_benjamina

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_042919405.1 ASM4291940v1 Chromosome The Chinese Academy of Science 2024-10-15 90 346.22 Mb

Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Phytochemical evaluation of Ziziphus mucronata and Xysmalobium undulutum towards the discovery and development of anti-malarial drugs Buthelezi MN, Tshililo VG, Kappo AP, Simelane MB Malar J 11-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11088772
doi:10.1186/s12936-024-04976-1
PMID:38734650
Light-Emitting Diodes and Liquid System Affect the Caffeoylquinic Acid Derivative and Flavonoid Production and Shoot Growth of Rhaponticum carthamoides (Willd.) Iljin Skała E, Olszewska MA, Tabaka P, Kicel A Molecules 05-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11085107
doi:10.3390/molecules29092145
PMID:38731636
Evaluating Propagation Techniques for Cannabis sativa L. Cultivation: A Comparative Analysis of Soilless Methods and Aeroponic Parameters Weingarten M, Mattson N, Grab H Plants (Basel) 30-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11085668
doi:10.3390/plants13091256
PMID:38732471
Aroplectrus dimerus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), Ectoparasitoid of the Nettle Caterpillar, Oxyplax pallivitta (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae): Evaluation in the Hawaiian Islands Yalemar JA, Nagamine WT, Bautista RC, Cho DY, Nakahara LM, Ramadan MM Life (Basel) 15-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11051351
doi:10.3390/life14040509
PMID:38672779
Access restrictions to forest resources, rather than COVID-19 bans, drive the selection of firewood species for bonfires during Festas Juninas in northeastern Brazil Araújo IV, Centeno-Alvarado D, Ramos MA J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 04-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC10996119
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00677-w
PMID:38575934
From Flora to Pharmaceuticals: 100 new additions to angiosperms of Gafargaon subdistrict in Bangladesh and unraveling antidiabetic drug candidates targeting DPP4 through in silico approach Ahmed SS, Rahman MO PLoS One 29-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10980240
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0301348
PMID:38551991
Thrips Species Composition in Ontario Greenhouse Floriculture: Innovative Identification Tools and Implications for Integrated Pest Management Jandricic SE, Summerfield A, Maw HE, Brunet BM, Buitenhuis R Insects 21-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10971553
doi:10.3390/insects15030211
PMID:38535406
Pest categorisation of Pyrrhoderma noxium Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Golic D, Gobbi A, Maiorano A, Pautasso M, Reignault PL EFSA J 19-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10949325
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8667
PMID:38505477
In Vitro Fossilization for High Spatial Resolution Quantification of Elements in Plant-Tissue Using LA-ICP-TOFMS Becker P, Nauser T, Wiggenhauser M, Aeschlimann B, Frossard E, Günther D Anal Chem 14-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10975018
doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05849
PMID:38482755
Plant and Arthropod IgE-Binding Papain-like Cysteine Proteases: Multiple Contributions to Allergenicity Giangrieco I, Ciardiello MA, Tamburrini M, Tuppo L, Mari A, Alessandri C Foods 04-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10931198
doi:10.3390/foods13050790
PMID:38472904
Lipid-Based Nanoparticles in Delivering Bioactive Compounds for Improving Therapeutic Efficacy Patel P, Garala K, Singh S, Prajapati BG, Chittasupho C Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 01-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10975431
doi:10.3390/ph17030329
PMID:38543115
A Tree Attenuation Factor Model for a Low-Power Wide-Area Network in a Ruby Mango Plantation Phaiboon S, Phokharatkul P Sensors (Basel) 24-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10857154
doi:10.3390/s24030750
PMID:38339466
Application of the C3-Methyltransferase StspM1 for the Synthesis of the Natural Pyrroloindole Motif Haase M, David B, Paschold B, Classen T, Schneider P, Pozhydaieva N, Gohlke H, Pietruszka J ACS Catal 14-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10775177
doi:10.1021/acscatal.3c04952
PMID:38205025
Responses of Pea (Pisum sativum L.) to Single and Consortium Bio-Fertilizers in Clay and Newly Reclaimed Soils Mahmoud GA, Abeed AH, Mostafa HH, Abdel Monsef O Plants (Basel) 22-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10707853
doi:10.3390/plants12233931
PMID:38068568
Pest categorisation of Diaprepes abbreviatus Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Grégoire J, Malumphy C, Kertesz V, Maiorano A, MacLeod A EFSA J 15-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10648563
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8318
PMID:38027434

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty alcohol esters
Pentacontyl decanoate 162954341 Click to see 873.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1080/14786410802362204
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(1S,3S,6R,11R,12S,15S,16R,21S)-3,7,7,11,16,20,20-heptamethylpentacyclo[13.8.0.03,12.06,11.016,21]tricosan-8-one 162905337 Click to see 426.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1080/14786410802362204
C(14a)-Homo-27-nor-14beta-gammaceran-3-one 634647 Click to see 426.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1080/14786410802362204
Friedelan-3-one 244297 Click to see 426.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1080/14786410802362204
Friedelin 91472 Click to see 426.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1080/14786410802362204
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(-)-beta-Sitosterol 222284 Click to see 414.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1080/14786410802362204
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol 86821 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C 414.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1080/14786410802362204

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