Ficus subpisocarpa, commonly known as Japanese superb fig, superb fig or pen tube fig, is a species of fig native to Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and southeast Asia to the Moluccas (Ceram). Terrestrial or hemiepiphytic, it reaches a height of 12 m (39 ft). Ants, predominantly of the genus Crematogaster, have been recorded living in stem cavities.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Japanese Superb Fig being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Moraceae
- Genus
- Ficus
- Species
- Ficus subpisocarpa
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