Ficus carica

Ficus carica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Moraceae
Tribus: Ficeae
Genus: Ficus
Species: Ficus carica
Subspecies: F. c. subsp. carica – F. c. subsp. rupestris

Name

Ficus carica L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1059 (1753).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Denmark, Great Britain, Sweden (introduced). Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland (introduced). Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain (introduced). Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria (introduced), Greece, Italy (introduced), Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia (introduced). Regional: Eastern Europe Krym (introduced). Continental: Africa (introduced) Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara. Regional: Macaronesia Azores, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira. Regional: West Tropical Africa Niger. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Gulf of Guinea Islands. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Chad, Eritrea, Somalia. Regional: Western Indian Ocean Mauritius, Réunion. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Middle Asia Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan (introduced). Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai (introduced), Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen (introduced). Regional: China China South-Central, China North-Central, China Southeast, Xinjiang (introduced). Regional: Eastern Asia Korea (introduced). Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Bangladesh, India (introduced), Pakistan, West Himalaya. Regional: Indo-China Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands (introduced). Continental: Australasia (introduced) Regional: Australia Norfolk Islands. Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North, New Zealand South. Continental: Pacific (introduced) Regional: Southwestern Pacific Gilbert Islands, Tokelau-Manihiki. Regional: South-Central Pacific Easter Islands, Line Islands. Regional: Northwestern Pacific Caroline Islands, Marianas, Marshall Islands, Wake Island. Continental: Northern America (introduced) Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Massachusetts, New York. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina. Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Southwest. Continental: Southern America (introduced) Regional: Central America El Salvador. Regional: Caribbean Bermuda. Regional: Western South America Ecuador, Peru. Regional: Southern South America Juan Fernández Islands. Continental: Antarctic (introduced) Regional: Subantarctic Islands Tristan da Cunha. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1059. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Ficus carica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Ficus carica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Nov 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Ficus carica. Published online. Accessed: 26 Nov 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Ficus carica. Accessed: 26 Nov 2023.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ficus carica. Accessed: 2023 Nov 26.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Ficus carica in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 26.

Vernacular names

aragonés: Figuera
العربية: تِين
беларуская: Інжыр
словѣньскъ / ⰔⰎⰑⰂⰡⰐⰠⰔⰍⰟ: Сѷкоморїꙗ
Deutsch: Echte Feige
English: Common Fig
español: Higuera
suomi: Aitoviikuna
français: Figuier
magyar: Közönséges füge, fügefa
italiano: Fico
македонски: Смоква
मराठी: अंजीर
Mirandés: Figueira
Nederlands: Vijgenboom
português: Figueira, Figueira-comum
sardu: Figu
ไทย: มะเดื่อ, มะเดื่อฝรั่ง
Türkçe: İncir
vèneto: Figaro
中文: 無花果

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