Weeping Fig

FICUS BENJAMINA

Common Name: Weeping Fig

Chinese Name: 垂葉榕

Family: Moraceae 桑科

Scientific Name: Ficus benjamina

Plant Type: Angiosperms (dicotyledons)

Flowering Period: Sep-Nov

Fruiting Period: Sep-Nov

Nativity to China/HK: Exotic

Fact: Pollinated by fig wasps; seeds dispersed by animals; can remove volatile organic compound from the atmosphere (e.g. formaldehyde, xylene, ammonia etc.)