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Malayan Banyan
Ficus microcarpa
ガジュマル
An evergreen tree of the Moraceae family (genus Ficus) distributed in subtropical and tropical regions. It sends down numerous aerial roots from its trunk and grows with an enveloping, strangling habit.
Identification Points
- ✓樹幹から多数の気根を下ろす
- ✓葉は革質で光沢
- ✓隠頭花序の小さなイチジク状の果実
Habitat
九州南部・沖縄の海岸近くの林・植栽
Season
周年
3D Specimen Model
Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)
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Leaf type
Simple
Evergreen/Deciduous
Evergreen
Stipules
Present
Flower symmetry
Actinomorphic
Latex
Present
Stamen count
1-2
Phylogenetic Positionクワ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Rosids > Rosales > Moraceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene (approx. 80–70 million years ago)
Sources & References
🤖Claude AI
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