Ficus Characteristics

Scientific Name - Common Name

Air roots

Trunk Flare

Branching
1. Ficus benjamina - Weeping Fig

Yes

Yes

Yes
2. Ficus microcarpa - Chinese Banyan

Yes

Yes

Yes
3. Ficus salicaria - Willow Leaf Fig

Yes

Yes

Yes
4. Ficus pumila (repens) - Creeping Fig

No

No

Yes
5. Ficus diversifolia - Cherry Banyan

No

No

No
6. Ficus macrophylla - Moreton Bay Fig

Yes

Yes

Yes
7. Ficus rubiginosa - Rusty Fig

Yes

Yes

Yes
8. Ficus aurea - Strangler Fig

Yes

Yes

No
9. Ficus burtt-davyi

Yes

No?

Yes
10. Ficus benghalensis

Yes

Yes

Yes
11. Ficus religiosa - Bo or Bodhi Tree

 No

Yes

 No

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