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. It is found in the eastern Himalayas, Assam, Bangladesh, Vietnam, southern China, Taiwan, Jeju Island of South Korea, the Ryukyu Islands, and Japan. A deciduous (or semideciduous) shrub or small tree from 2 to 7 m (7 to 23 ft) in height, it is found alongside streams. Said to be dioecious, it has small fruit that are 1.0 to 2.5 cm (0.4 to 1.0 in) in diameter, and quite sweet.