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Ficus microcarpa
Chinese banyan
As recorded: Ficus microcarpa L.fil.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Moraceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.; Lorence, D.Timothy Flynn →David H. Lorence →
- Collector number
- 2633
- Date
- November 18, 1987
- Locality
- Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Lawai Valley, across road at boundary of Bamboo Bridge and the Medicinal Area
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Ficus microcarpa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 640 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-06.

2026-10-06
Lihiwai St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) reymond_miyajima, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-24
Dole St + Lower Campus Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved

2026-09-15
Kealia, HI 96751, USA
(c) Rupert Clayton, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-12
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-09-09
95PR+WR, Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA
(c) malcalas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-04
Poʻipū, HI, US
(c) Salem De La Luna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ficus microcarpa. BISH 531232. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956216159. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/531232.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956216159 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
