Family | Moraceae |
Scientific name | Ficus pumila L. |
Synonyms | Ficus hanceana Maximowicz; Ficus longipedicellata H. Perrier; Ficus repens auct., non Rottler; Ficus stipulata Thunberg |
Common name | (Japanese common name) oh-itabi (オオイタビ, 大崖石榴 [meaning: large itabi (meaning of itabi is unknown)]) |
(English common name) climbing fig, creeping fig, creeping rubberplant | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Vietnam | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=26 |
Description | Leaves 4-9m long. Flowers flowering in May to July. Fruits 3-4cm long. Evergreen. Vine. |
Reference | Ficus pumila L. |
Ficus pumila Linnaeus | |
Planting apparatus and method for green plants on reinforced concrete structures (US Patent 6058650/2000) |
June 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |