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Ficus benguetensis Merr.

Milk Tree

Native records: 3 botanical areas

Nansei-shoto, Philippines, Taiwan

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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.

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A tree of wet tropical climates. Native to Japan, Philippines, Taiwan.

This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.

Distribution areas

  • Japan

    • Nansei-shotoNative

  • Philippines

    • PhilippinesNative

  • Taiwan, Province of China

    • TaiwanNative

Climate of the native range

The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.

  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • Af Tropical, rainforest
  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
  • Am Tropical, monsoon
  • Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer

The same climate occurs in 125 areas worldwide, 122 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map

A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).

Other names

Milk Tree

Family
Moraceae
Genus
Ficus

Other species in Ficus

Sources

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Japan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Philippines · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Taiwan, Province of China · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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