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Gunung Keriang, Kedah, Malaysia.  Ficus benjamina L. Moraceae. CN: [Malay - Ara beringin], Benjamin-tree, Javatree, Malayan banyan, Oval-leaf figtree, Tropic-laurel, Weeping fig, Weeping-laurel, Small-leaved rubber plant. Fruit a sycamore. Native to China, Taiwan, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia ecozone, Solomon Islands; Cultivated elsewhere. Ornamental, shade/shelter, Invertebrate food (lac insects).  Synonym(s): Ficus benjamina var. comosa (Roxb.) Kurz [Ficus benjamina var. nuda] Ficus comosa Roxb. [Ficus benjamina var. nuda] Ficus nitida Thunb. [Ficus benjamina var. benjamina] Ficus nuda (Miq.) Miq. [Ficus benjamina var. nuda] Ficus schlechteri auct Ficus waringiana auct. [Ficus benjamina var. benjamina] Urostigma nudum Miq. [Ficus benjamina var. nuda]    Ref. & suggested reading: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?16785