Ficus pumila

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 pumila
Varieties: F. p. var. awkeotsang – F. p. var. pumila

Name

Ficus pumila L., 1753

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Plagiostigma pumila (L.) Zucc. in Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 4(3): 154 (1846)

Homonyms

Ficus pumila Thunb. in Ficus: 9 (1786), nom. illeg. vide Ficus erecta Thunb. in Ficus: 9

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Asia-temperate
- Regional: China
  - China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Taiwan
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto
Continental:Asia-tropical
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Laos, Vietnam
- Regional: Southeastern Asia
  - Myanmar
- Introduced into:
  - Alabama, Andaman Is., Assam, Azores, Bangladesh, Benin, Cameroon, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Florida, Galápagos, Gulf of Guinea Is., Jawa, Leeward Is., Marianas, Mauritius, Nepal, New Caledonia, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Queensland, Réunion, Seychelles, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1060. Reference page.

Additional references

Govaerts, R.H.A. 2001. World Checklist of Seed Plants. Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919 [unavailable to the public]. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Ficus pumila in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 24. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Ficus pumila. Published online. Accessed: March 24 2024.
Hassler, M. 2024. Ficus pumila. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 24. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2024. Ficus pumila. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 March 2024.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ficus pumila in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Kruipende vy, Rankvy
dansk: Hængefigen
Deutsch: Kletterfeige
English: Creeping fig, Climbing fig vine, Creeping rubber plant, Tropical ivy
español: Higuera trepadora
français: Figuier rampant
italiano: Fico rampicante
日本語: オオイタビ Oo itabi
lietuvių: Smulkusis fikusas
မြန်မာဘာသာ: Kyauk kat nyaung nwe
português do Brasil: Unha-de-gato
русский: Фикус карликовый
српски / srpski: Puzajući fikus, Penjući fikus
Tiếng Việt: Cây trâu cổ
中文: 薜荔 Bi li

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