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Ficus erecta
Species of plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ficus erecta (syn. Ficus beecheyana), the Japanese fig, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae.[3] It is found in the eastern Himalayas, Assam, Bangladesh, Vietnam, southern China, Taiwan, Jeju Island of South Korea, the Ryukyu Islands, and Japan.[2] A deciduous (or semideciduous) shrub or small tree from 2 to 7 m (7 to 23 ft) in height, it is found alongside streams.[4] Said to be dioecious, it has small fruit that are 1.0 to 2.5 cm (0.4 to 1.0 in) in diameter, and quite sweet.[4][5] It is pollinated by the fig wasp Blastophaga nipponica.[citation needed]
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The fruit is eaten by local people. Its bark fibre can be used to make paper, and it is occasionally planted as an ornamental tree.[4][5] It is highly resistant to Ceratocystis fimbriata, which causes Ceratocystis canker in the common fig Ficus carica, so its genome has been sequenced to aid in the breeding of resistant strains of F. carica.[6]
- Leaf surface
- Close up of bud
- Ripening fruit
- Trunk
- Branches
- Jōmon period basket made from Ficus erecta about 8,000 years ago
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