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(First upload on December 20 2009. Last on August 7 2017) [ 日本語 | English ]

Ficus erecta Thunb.






Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

Ficus L. (イチジク)
Inubiwa (イヌビワ, 犬枇杷), Japanese fig
Itabi (イタビ, 木蓮子)
Lifeform: deciduous small tree
Distribution: Taiwan - Korea - Japan (Kyushu - central Honshu)
Habitat: mountains near the sea

There are male and female trees. The fruit is edible, dark purple and is likea loqat fruit. However, it is a fig, not a loquat.
var. beecheyana (Hook. et Arn.) King (ケイヌビワ)
var. sieboldii (Miq.) Corner (ホソバイヌビワ)

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Ficus erecta in Japan


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[1/2] at Rakuju-en Garden, Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, on November 18 2009. [3/4] in Hama-rikyu Gardens, Tokyo, on November 13 2015. [5] in Oi Pier Seaside Park, Tokyo, on June 3 2016. [6] at a bank along Sophia Street, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on May 26 2017.

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