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Ficus carica is a gynodioecious, deciduous tree or large shrub that grows up to 7–10 m (23–33 ft) tall, with smooth white bark. Its fragrant leaves are 12–25 cm ( 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 –10 in) long and 10–18 cm (4–7 in) wide, and are deeply lobed (three or five lobes).
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.
The genus name comes from the botanical name of the fig, Ficus carica, because of the species' leaves or fruits resemble that of it.The carica epithet comes from Caria in southwest Anatolia (Asia Minor), Turkey, where the fig was mistakenly thought to have come from.
This is a list of Ficus species, plants in the Moraceae family. ... Ficus carica L. Ficus carinata C.C.Berg; Ficus carpentariensis D.J.Dixon; Ficus carpenteriana Elmer;
The family varies from colossal trees like the Indian Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) which can cover five acres (two hectares) of ground, to Dorstenia barnimiana which is a small stemless, bulbous succulent 2–5 cm in diameter that produces a single peltate leaf on a 4–15 cm petiole. These two species have an approximately one billion fold ...
Ficus benjamina: weeping fig; Benjamin's fig Moraceae (mulberry family) Ficus callosa: kalukoi Moraceae (mulberry family) Ficus carica: common fig Moraceae (mulberry family) Ficus celebensis: Celebese fig Moraceae (mulberry family) Ficus coronata: creek sandpaper fig Moraceae (mulberry family) Ficus deltoidea: mistletoe fig Moraceae (mulberry ...
Common fig (Ficus carica), a tree cultivated for its edible fruit; Curtain fig (Ficus microcarpa), also known as Chinese Banyan, Malayan Banyan, Taiwan Banyan, Indian Laurel; Moreton Bay fig (Ficus macrophylla), a tree with buttress roots that can reach 60 meters (200 ft) in height
Ficus carica specimens made ideal candidates for domestication because they are one of the most easily proliferated of all fruit trees. By simply planting a seed, or by cutting off either a limb of the fig tree or a part the fruit itself may result in an entirely new individual tree. [ 5 ]