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The fig is the edible fruit of Ficus carica, a species of small shrub 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.
Ficus auriculata (the Roxburgh fig, Elephant ear tree) is a type of fig tree, native to subtropical and tropical mainland Asia. [2] It is noted for its big and round leaves and edible fruit. Description
Ficus (/ ˈ f aɪ k ə s / [2] or / ˈ f iː k ə s / [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.
Ficus palmata, the Punjab fig, [2] or "Bedu" is a plant in the family Moraceae. It is native to southern Egypt across to north-eastern tropical Africa and also the Arabian Peninsula. It is native to southern Egypt across to north-eastern tropical Africa and also the Arabian Peninsula.
The genus is named for the Ancient Greek city of Opus, [3] where, according to Theophrastus, an edible plant grew and could be propagated by rooting its leaves. [ failed verification ] The most common culinary species is the "Barbary fig" ( Opuntia ficus-indica ).
Ficus tinctoria, also known as dye fig, or humped fig is a hemiepiphytic tree of genus Ficus. It is also one of the species known as strangler fig. [3] It is found in Asia, Malesia, northern Australia, and the South Pacific islands. [3] It grows in moist valleys. [4] Palms are favorable host species.
Carpobrotus chilensis is a species of succulent plant known by the common name sea fig. It grows on coastal sand dunes and bluffs and is used as an ornamental plant , and it is also edible. However, along with its even more troublesome cousin, C. edulis , it has invaded sections of the California coast at the expense of native vegetation, and ...
Syconia (fruit) of the plant Ficus dammaropsis. Ficus dammaropsis, the Highland breadfruit, locally called kapiak in Tok Pisin, is a tropical dioecious [2] evergreen fig tree (subgenus Sycamorus, of the Mulberry Family with huge pleated leaves 60 cm (24 in) across and up to 90 cm (3 ft) in length.