Medicinal
Ficus benjamina
Ficus benjamina L.
Tropical Asia and Australia
Fun factIn south Florida, fertile fruit has been reported germinating in landscapes, raising concern that the species could become invasive there.
A large evergreen fig with a dense rounded canopy and gracefully drooping branches clothed in small glossy leaves. Familiar as a houseplant, in the open tropics it becomes a massive tree with surface roots and aerial roots that descend to form extra trunks. Its tiny flowers are hidden inside the figs and pollinated by specialised fig wasps.
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FamilyMoraceae
Spanish nameLaurel de la India
Also known asWeeping fig, Benjamin fig, Laurel de la India
Native toTropical and subtropical Asia and northern Australia, extending into the south-western Pacific
| Tag | Garden area | Zone | Planted | Status | Sponsored | Note |
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| — | — | — | 24 May 2018 | Planted | — |
1 of these has no tag yet; it will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.