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Balete tree (also known as balite or baliti) are several species of the trees in the Philippines from the genus ''Ficus'' that are broadly referred to as ''balete'' in the local language. A number of these are known as ''strangler figs'' wherein they start upon other trees, later entrapping them entirely and finally killing the host tree. Also called hemiepiphytes, initially, they start as epiphytes or air plants and grow several hanging roots that eventually touch the ground and from then on, encircling and suffocating the host tree. Some of the baletes produce an inferior quality of rubber. The India rubber plant, ''F. elastica'' were earlier cultivated to some extent for rubber. Some of the species like ''tangisang-bayawak'' or ''Ficus variegata'' are large and could probably be utilized for match woods. The woods of species of Ficus are soft, light, and of inferior quality, and the trees usually have ill-formed, short boles.〔Whitford, H.N., Bureau of Forestry. ("The Forests of the Philippines, Part 2" ), p.30. Manila Bureau of Printing, 1911. 〕 ==List of species which shares the common name of Balete== *''F. arayatensis Warb.''〔Merritt, Melvin L., Bureau of Forestry. ("The Forests of Mindoro" ), p.42. Manila Bureau of Printing, 1908.〕 *''F. balete Merr.''〔 *''F. benjamina Linn.''〔Bureau of Insular Affairs. ("Compilation of laws and regulations relating to public lands in the Philippine Islands" ). p.181. Washington Government Printing Office, 1908.〕〔("Ficus benjamina Linn." ). Philippine Bureau of Plant Industry. Retrieved on 2011-04-27.〕 *''F. benjamina Linn. var. nuda Miq.〔(2011-02-08). ("Balete (Ficus benjamina var. nuda)" ). The Indi Journal. Retrieved on 2011-04-27.〕〔("Ficus benjamina (Linn.) var. nuda (Miq.)" ). University of Hawaii at Manoa. Retrieved on 2011-04-27.〕 *''F. clusioides Miq.''〔 *''F. concinna Miq.''〔Bonsai King (2009-12-14). ("Balete-Ficus concina" ). Bonsai Kingdom. Retrieved on 2011-04-27.〕〔("Ficus concinna (Miquel)" ). Flora of China. Retrieved on 2011-04-27.〕 *''F. elastica Roxb.''〔〔Stuart, Godofredo. ("Balete" ). Philippine Medicinal Plants. Retrieve on 2011-04-25.〕 *''F. forstenii Miq.''〔〔Botany Department (2003-02). ("Ficus forstenii" ). University of Hawaii at Manoa. Retrieved on 2011-04-24.〕 *''F. indica Linn.''〔〔("Baleting-baging" ). Philippine Bureau of Plant Industry. Retrieved on 2011-04-27.〕 *''F. parvifolia Miq.''〔 *''F. payapa Blanco''〔("Ficus Payapa" ). Philippine Bureau of Plant Industry.Retrieved on 2011-04-27.〕 *''F. philipinenses Miq.''〔Bonsai King (2010-02-19). ("Balete-Ficus philipinenses ). Bonsai Kingdom. Retrieved on 2011-04-27.〕 *''F. retusa Linn.''〔("Marabutan" ). Philippine Medicinal Plants. Retrieved on 2011-04-27.〕〔("Marabutan" ). Bureau of Plant Industry. Retrieved on 2011-04-27.〕 *''F. stipulosa Miq. Linn.''〔("Balete – Scientific name: Ficus stipulosa Miq. Linn." ). Filipino Herbs Healing Wonders. Retrieved on 2011-04-25.〕 *''F. variegata Blume''〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「balete tree」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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