Ficus subpisocarpa
| Ficus subpisocarpa | |
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| Ficus subpisocarpa in Taiwan | |
| Ant nest within Ficus subpisocarpa branch | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Subgenus: | F. subg. Urostigma |
| Species: | F. subpisocarpa
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| Binomial name | |
| Ficus subpisocarpa | |
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Ficus subpisocarpa, commonly known as Japanese superb fig, superb fig or pen tube fig, is a species of fig native to Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and southeast Asia to the Moluccas (Ceram). Terrestrial or hemiepiphytic, it reaches a height of 12 m (39 ft). Ants, predominantly of the genus Crematogaster, have been recorded living in stem cavities.