Ficus benjamina (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Ficus benjamina L.

Synonyms

• Ficus cuspidato-caudata Hayata,
• Ficus parvifolia Oken,
• Ficus umbrina Elmer.

Vernacular names

• Golden fig (En)
• Indonesia: beringin (general), caringing (Sundanese), waringin (Javanese)
• Malaysia: beringin, waringin (general)
• Philippines: salising-haong, salising-hubad (Filipino), salisi (Isinai, Subanun)
• Laos: ỗng²nỗk
• Burma (Myanmar): kyet-kadut
• Thailand: sai yoi bai laem (central and south-eastern), sai (peninsular).

Distribution

From India to Burma (Myanmar), Indo-China, southern China and Thailand, throughout the Malesian region, east to the Solomon Islands and south to northern Australia. It is also commonly planted as a roadside tree and is a popular pot plant in temperate regions.