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Weeping Fig

Ficus benjamina

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From Wikipedia: "Ficus benjamina, commonly known as the weeping fig, Benjamin's fig, or ficus tree and often sold in stores as just ficus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to south and southeast Asia and Australia. It is the official tree of Bangkok. It is a tree reaching 30 metres (98 ft) tall in natural conditions, with gracefully drooping branchlets and glossy leaves 6–13 cm (2–5 in), oval with an acuminate tip. In its native range, its small fruit are favored by some birds, such as the superb fruit dove, wompoo fruit dove, pink-spotted fruit dove, ornate fruit dove, orange-bellied fruit dove, Torresian imperial pigeon, purple-tailed imperial pigeon"

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Kiloueka
Kiloueka 8 years ago

Thanks!

Kiloueka
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Kiloueka

Long Beach, California, USA

Spotted on Apr 29, 2015
Submitted on Apr 29, 2015

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