Ficus erecta

{{Short description|Species of plant}}

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|image=Ficus erecta6.jpg

|image_caption=Fruit

|image2=Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.ART.844 - Ficus erecta - Yūshi Ishizaki - Cock Blomhoff Collection - pencil drawing - water colour.jpg

|image2_caption=1823 illustration by Yūshi Ishizaki

|status=LC

|status_system=IUCN3.1

|status_ref={{cite iucn |author=Shao, Q. |author2=Zhao, L. |author3=Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). |author4=IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. |year=2019 |title=Ficus erecta |volume=2019 |page=e.T147493365A147621042 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T147493365A147621042.en |access-date=13 March 2023}}

|genus=Ficus

|species=erecta

|authority=Thunb.

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|synonyms={{Collapsible list|

• Ficus beecheyana {{small|Hook. & Arn.}}
• Ficus beecheyana f. koshunensis {{small|(Hayata) Sata}}
• Ficus cornifolia {{small|Kunth & C.D.Bouché}}
• Ficus erecta var. beecheyana {{small|(Hook. & Arn.) King}}
• Ficus erecta f. koshunensis {{small|(Hayata) Corner}}
• Ficus erecta f. sieboldii {{small|(Miq.) Corner}}
• Ficus erecta var. sieboldii {{small|(Miq.) King}}
• Ficus erecta var. yamadorii {{small|Makino ex Ohwi}}
• Ficus japonica {{small|Blume}}
• Ficus koshunensis {{small|Hayata}}
• Ficus maruyamensis {{small|Hayata}}
• Ficus pseudopyriformis {{small|H.Lév. & Vaniot}}
• Ficus pumila {{small|Thunb.}}
• Ficus sieboldii {{small|Miq.}}
• Ficus taquetii {{small|H.Lév. & Vaniot}}
• Ficus tenax {{small|Blume}}

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Ficus erecta (syn. Ficus beecheyana), the Japanese fig, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae.{{cite web |url=https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/105595 |title=Japanese Fig, Inu-biwa – Ficus erecta |author= |date=2023 |website=Dave's Garden |publisher=MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands |access-date=13 March 2023 }} It is found in the eastern Himalayas, Assam, Bangladesh, Vietnam, southern China, Taiwan, Jeju Island of South Korea, the Ryukyu Islands, and Japan.{{cite POWO |id=852802-1 |title=Ficus erecta Thunb. |access-date=13 March 2023 }} A deciduous (or semideciduous) shrub or small tree from {{cvt|2|to|7|m|ft|0}} in height, it is found alongside streams.{{cite web |url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242322188 |title=矮小天仙果 ai xiao tian xian guo |author= |date=2023 |website=Flora of China |publisher=efloras.org |access-date=13 March 2023 }} Said to be dioecious, it has small fruit that are {{cvt|1.0|to|2.5|cm|in|1}} in diameter, and quite sweet.{{cite web |url=https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ficus+erecta |title=Useful Tropical Plants – Ficus erecta Thunb. Moraceae |last1=Fern |first1=Ken |date=20 July 2022 |website=tropical.theferns.info |publisher=Tropical Plants Database |access-date=13 March 2023 }}