Ficus erecta

Ficus erecta
	Fruit
	1823 illustration by Yūshi Ishizaki
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Moraceae
Genus:	Ficus
Species:	F. erecta
Binomial name
	Ficus erecta; Thunb.
Synonyms
	List Ficus beecheyana Hook. & Arn.; Ficus beecheyana f. koshunensis (Hayata) Sata; Ficus cornifolia Kunth & C.D.Bouché; Ficus erecta var. beecheyana (Hook. & Arn.) King; Ficus erecta f. koshunensis (Hayata) Corner; Ficus erecta f. sieboldii (Miq.) Corner; Ficus erecta var. sieboldii (Miq.) King; Ficus erecta var. yamadorii Makino ex Ohwi; Ficus japonica Blume; Ficus koshunensis Hayata; Ficus maruyamensis Hayata; Ficus pseudopyriformis H.Lév. & Vaniot; Ficus pumila Thunb.; Ficus sieboldii Miq.; Ficus taquetii H.Lév. & Vaniot; Ficus tenax Blume; ;

Ficus erecta (syn. Ficus beecheyana), the Japanese fig, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae.^[3] It is found in the eastern Himalayas, Assam, Bangladesh, Vietnam, southern China, Taiwan, Jeju Island of South Korea, the Ryukyu Islands, and Japan.^[2] The species is a deciduous (or semideciduous) shrub or small tree, growing to a height of 2 to 7 m (7 to 23 ft), it is found alongside streams.^[4] It is reported to be dioecious, and produces small, sweet fruits that are 1.0 to 2.5 cm (0.4 to 1.0 in) in diameter.^[4]^[5] It is pollinated by the fig wasp Blastophaga nipponica.^{[citation needed]}