Ficus microcarpa, also known as Chinese banyan, Malayan banyan, ****** banyan, Indian laurel, curtain fig, or gajumaru(ガジュマル), is a tree native in the range from China through Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, India, Sri Lanka, ******, the Malay Archipelago, New Guinea, Australia, the Ryukyu Islands, and New Caledonia. It is widely planted as a shade tree and frequently misidentified as F. retusa or as F. nitida (F. benjamina).