Biology:Ficus erecta
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Species: | F. erecta
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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]
Uses
The fruit are eaten by local peoples. Its bark fibers can be used to make paper, and it is occasionally planted as an ornamental.[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.[6]
Leaf surface
Close up of bud
Ripening fruit
Trunk
Branches
Jōmon period basket made from Ficus erecta some 8,000 years ago
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References
- ↑ Shao, Q.; Zhao, L.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Ficus erecta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T147493365A147621042. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T147493365A147621042.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/147493365/147621042. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ficus erecta Thunb." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/852802-1.
- ↑ "Japanese Fig, Inu-biwa – Ficus erecta". MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. 2023. https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/105595.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "矮小天仙果 ai xiao tian xian guo". efloras.org. 2023. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242322188.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fern, Ken (20 July 2022). "Useful Tropical Plants – Ficus erecta Thunb. Moraceae". Tropical Plants Database. https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ficus+erecta.
- ↑ Shirasawa, Kenta; Yakushiji, Hiroshi; Nishimura, Ryotaro; Morita, Takeshige; Jikumaru, Shota; Ikegami, Hidetoshi; Toyoda, Atsushi; Hirakawa, Hideki et al. (2020). "The Ficus erecta genome aids Ceratocystis canker resistance breeding in common fig (F. carica)". The Plant Journal 102 (6): 1313–1322. doi:10.1111/tpj.14703. PMID 31978270.
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