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Ficus benjamina

Benjamin Fig

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Benjamin Fig, Benjamin Tree, Weeping Fig, Weeping Banyan, Ceylon Willow; German Benjaminfeige

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE India - s.China - n.Australia - Solomons

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Not naturalised; Land, lowlands

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Ornamental leaves; Potential weed - moderate

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
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-
-

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
+
-
-
-
-
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Ficus benjamina Linnaeus
TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones); HAMAMELIDAE; Urticales; MORACEAE

More Information

SIGNIFICANCE NOTES -
POSITIVE SIGNIFICANCE: Ornamental leaves
NEGATIVE SIGNIFICANCE: Potential weed - moderate. Comments: NBSAP - Te Au-o-Tonga (6 of 9 weeds)

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
p.314 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.477 Hortus 3rd
p.470 Royal Hort. Soc. Index of Garden Plants
p.654 Tropica
p.2/175 A.C.Smith - Flora Vitiensis Nova

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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