Common name
English: Common fig
German: Echte Feige
Mandarin: 无花果 (wu hua guo)
Portuguese: Figueira-comum
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Rosales (124)
Family: Moraceae (29)(family description)
Genus: Ficus (21)
Epithet: carica L. (1)
Synonyms: Caprificus insectifera Gasp., Ficus caprificus Risso
carica => from or of Caria, ancient name for a region of western Anatolia
insectifera => insect-bearing
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: green, yellow
External links
Check for Ficus carica at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [922] Ficus carica - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [958] Ficus carica - Plants For A Future
- [1378] Ficus carica - Flora of China @ efloras.org
- [1810] Ficus carica - Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé: Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz