BISH 572819Botany

Ficus microcarpa

Chinese banyan

As recorded: Ficus microcarpa L.fil.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Moraceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 31999
Date: March 9, 1950
Locality: South part of west side of island
Island: Angaur
Region: Palau
Elevation: 4 m
Identified by: Fosberg, F.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

127 Bishop specimens of Ficus microcarpa · collected 1792–2024Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 9, 1950, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Ficus microcarpa observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,276 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25

Guangcai St, East District, Chiayi City, TW

(c) 張家瑜, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-24

420台灣臺中市豐原區圓環北角潭路口

(c) Rain Hsiao, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

335台灣桃園市大溪區月眉里

(c) lois Fan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

Chaishanda Rd, Gushan District, Kaohsiung City, TW

(c) Olivia YC., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

Chaishanda Rd, Gushan District, Kaohsiung City, TW

(c) Olivia YC., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

Chaishanda Rd, Gushan District, Kaohsiung City, TW

(c) Olivia YC., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Ficus microcarpa. BISH 572819. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956550315. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/572819.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956550315 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026