| Ficus erecta | |
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| 1823 illustration byYūshi Ishizaki | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Species: | F. erecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Ficus erecta | |
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Ficus erecta (syn.Ficus beecheyana), theJapanese fig, is a species of flowering plant in the familyMoraceae.[3] It is found in the eastern Himalayas,Assam, Bangladesh, Vietnam, southern China, Taiwan,Jeju Island of South Korea, theRyukyu 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 bedioecious, 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]
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 toCeratocystis fimbriata, which causesCeratocystis canker in the common figFicus carica, so its genome has been sequenced.[6]
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