Scientific Name:
Ficus binnendijkii
'Alii'
Pronunciation:
FYE-kus ben-juh-MYE-nuh
Common Name:
sabre fig
Family Name:
Moraceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, linear, entire, most blades 15-20cm long x 2-3cm wide.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
2 - 3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Origin:
Garden origin, South Asia / India
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Google. Compare to F. 'Amstel King' (which has shorter, wider leaves).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Succulent
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers clustered
Flower Morphology:
Number Of Petals:
0
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, Green
Flower Time at Peak:
Additional Info:
Tiny flowers inside a syconium (unlikely to form locally)
Fruit Type:
Multiple fruit
Fruit Colour:
Green, Red
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Showy, Accessory tissue, Fruit rarely forms on potted plants. Called a syconium, a fruit type only found in figs - formed by an enlarged, fleshy, hollow receptacle with multiple ovaries on the inside surface.
Bark Morphology:
Prominent lenticels
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Propagation:
Layering
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
High
Maintenance:
Low
Other:
Water when top 3cm of media is dry and fertilize every 6 months
Pest Susceptibility:
Mites, Scale insects
