Ficus celebensis, the weeping fig or willow-leaved fig, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, endemic to the Minahasa Peninsula of Sulawesi.[1][2][3] A tree reaching 25 m (82 ft), it is rare on its native island, but is occasionally planted as an ornamental elsewhere, such as Hong Kong, Singapore, and Australia.[2][4][5]
Ficus celebensis | |
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In the wild, North Sulawesi | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Moraceae |
Genus: | Ficus |
Species: | F. celebensis
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Binomial name | |
Ficus celebensis | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Ficus irregularis Miq. |
References
edit- ^ a b "Ficus celebensis Corner". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Ficus celebensis". nparks.gov.sg. Flora Fauna Web. 18 February 2022. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ Richard A. Criley (February 2017). Expanding Tree Diversity in Hawai‘i’s Landscapes: Willow-Leaved Fig, Ficus celebensis (PDF) (Report). College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawai'i at Manoa. pp. 1–2. L-37. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ Ossola, Alessandro; Hoeppner, Malin J.; Burley, Hugh M.; Gallagher, Rachael V.; Beaumont, Linda J.; Leishman, Michelle R. (2020). "The Global Urban Tree Inventory: A database of the diverse tree flora that inhabits the world's cities". Global Ecology and Biogeography. 29 (11): 1907–1914. doi:10.1111/geb.13169. S2CID 225429443.
- ^ Hassler, Michael (4 December 2022). "Ficus celebensis Corner; Gard. Bull. Singapore, 17: 478 (1960)". World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 14.4. Worldplants. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
Remarks: rare in the wild, but widespread cultivated