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Ficus microcarpa
Chinese banyan
As recorded: Ficus microcarpa L.fil.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Moraceae
- Collected by
- Starr, F.; Starr, K.Forest Starr →Kim Starr →
- Collector number
- 080601-19
- Date
- June 1, 2008
- Locality
- Sand Island, across from Bravo barracks
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Identified by
- Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 1, 2008, Starr, F.; Starr, K. also collected 12 other specimens.
Ficus microcarpa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2008. 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 734405. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956371885. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/734405.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956371885 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
