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The fig is the edible fruit of Ficus carica, a species of small tree in the flowering plant family Moraceae, native to the Mediterranean region, together with western and southern Asia. It has been cultivated since ancient times and is now widely grown throughout the world. [ 3][ 4] Ficus carica is the type species of the genus Ficus ...
Ficus ( / ˈfaɪkəs / [ 2] or / ˈfiːkəs / [ 3][ 4]) is a genus of about 850 species of woody trees, shrubs, vines, epiphytes and hemiepiphytes in the family Moraceae. Collectively known as fig trees or figs, they are native throughout the tropics with a few species extending into the semi-warm temperate zone.
The Mission fig (also known as Black Mission or Franciscana) is a popular variety of the edible fig ( Ficus carica ). It was first introduced to the United States in 1768 when Franciscan missionaries planted it in San Diego. [1] [2] It was also planted in the subsequent missions that the Franciscans established up the California coast.
Ficus albert-smithii Standl. Ficus albipila (Miq.) King. Ficus albomaculata C.C.Berg. Ficus allutacea Blume. Ficus alongensis Gagnep. Ficus altissima Blume. Ficus amadiensis De Wild. Ficus amazonica (Miq.)
Ficus benjamina, commonly known as weeping fig, benjamin fig [3] or ficus tree, and often sold in stores as just ficus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to Asia and Australia. [4] It is the official tree of Bangkok. The species is also naturalized in the West Indies and in the states of Florida and Arizona in the ...
Ficus pumila is a woody evergreen liana, growing to 2.5–4 m (8 ft 2 in – 13 ft 1 in). It can grow up to 9–12 m (30–39 ft) tall if it isn't regularly pruned. [ 6] The juvenile foliage is much smaller and thinner than mature leaves produced as the plant ages. The leaves are oval, cordate, asymmetrical, with opposite veins.
Ficus lyrata, commonly known as the fiddle-leaf fig, banjo fig, fiddle-leaved fig tree, lyre leaf fig tree, or lyre-leaved fig tree, is a species of plant in the mulberry and fig family Moraceae. It is native to western Africa, but is cultivated around the world as an ornamental plant. [ 1][ 2] It has received the Royal Horticultural Society 's ...
Ficus sycomorus grows to 20 m tall and has a considerable spread, with a dense round crown of spreading branches. The leaves are heart-shaped with a round apex, 14 cm long by 10 cm wide, and arranged spirally around the twig. They are dark green above and lighter with prominent yellow veins below, and both surfaces are rough to the touch.