Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR)

Ficus benjamina
(Moraceae)

Benjamin tree, Java fig, baka, weeping banyan, weeping fig

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Species description or overview

Ficus benjamina information from PIER
Information on Ficus benjamina as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Ficus benjamina on Maui (Hawaii, USA): species information View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
This report on the species Ficus benjamina in Hawaii--with particular emphasis on its status on the island of Maui--includes information about the taxonomy, description, biology and ecology, distribution, control methods, and management recommendations, as well as references.


Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Ficus benjamina
Nomenclatural information about Ficus benjamina is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Ficus benjamina information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Ficus benjamina, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Ficus benjamina
Nomenclatural information about Ficus benjamina is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).


Impacts

Ficus benjamina (Moraceae): species information from GCW
Information on Ficus benjamina as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).


Risk assessments

Ficus benjamina weed risk assessment for Hawaii-Pacific
Results of a weed risk assessment for Ficus benjamina for the Hawaii-Pacific region are presented by the Hawaii-Pacific Weed Risk Assessment team.


Images

Images of Ficus benjamina (Moraceae) (weeping fig)
Links to high-resolution free images of Ficus benjamina (Moraceae) (weeping fig) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Ficus benjamina images from PIER
Images of Ficus benjamina provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).


Distribution

Plants of Hawaii: Ficus benjamina -- MAPS
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Ficus benjamina on Maui (Hawaii, USA): species information View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
This report on the species Ficus benjamina in Hawaii--with particular emphasis on its status on the island of Maui--includes information about the taxonomy, description, biology and ecology, distribution, control methods, and management recommendations, as well as references.


Full-text articles

Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants on Midway Atoll, Hawaii.
Starr, F., K. Starr, and Loope L. 2006. Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants on Midway Atoll, Hawaii. An addendum to the 1999 Botanical Survey of Midway Atoll.

Botanical survey of Midway Atoll
Starr, F. and K. Martz. 1999. Botanical survey of Midway Atoll. In: 1995-1999 Baseline Surveys for Alien Species in Marine and Terrestrial Habitats on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Ficus benjamina on Maui (Hawaii, USA): species information View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
This report on the species Ficus benjamina in Hawaii--with particular emphasis on its status on the island of Maui--includes information about the taxonomy, description, biology and ecology, distribution, control methods, and management recommendations, as well as references.


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