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Ficus benjamina Linn. var. comosa Kurz. (Order: Vrticaceae).
Ficus, the Latin for fig. Benjamina in honour of botanist of that name;
comosa in allusion to the feathery branches.
Description: A moderate-sized evergreen tree with dense crown of dark
green foliage and somewhat drooping branches. Leaves 2-4.5 in. long by 1-
1.5 in. wide, somewhat leathery and shining, broadly ovate or elliptic, tip
suddenly tapers to a point, base rounded or somewhat acute. Fruit obovate,
0.75 in. across when ripe.
Distribution: The typical species is indigenous to the Malay Peninsula
and Archipelago; the variety is common and wild in the eastern (less so in the
western) hills of the Indian Peninsula, at the base of the Eastern Himalayas,
and in other hilly parts of Assam, Chittagong, and Burma.
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