(First upload on December 20 2009. Last on August 7 2017) [ 日本語 | English ]
Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily
HOME > Plant list (植物リスト) > Moraceae (クワ科) > Ficus erecta
Ficus L. (イチジク)Inubiwa (イヌビワ, 犬枇杷), Japanese figItabi (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. |
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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.