Genus of flowering plants in the mulberry family Moraceae
For the species commonly known as the "ficus tree", see Ficus benjamina. For sea snails, see Ficus (gastropod). For Monroe Ficus, see Too Close for Comfort.
"Fig tree" redirects here. For the 2009 film, see Fig Trees.
Fig trees
Temporal range: Maastrichtian–Present
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Sycamore fig, Ficus sycomorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Rosids
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Moraceae
Tribe:
Ficeae Dumort.
Genus:
Ficus L.
Species
About 800, see text
Synonyms[1]
BoscheriaCarruth. (1872)
Bosscheriade Vriese & Teijsm. (1861)
CaprificusGasp. (1844)
CovelliaGasp. (1844)
CystogyneGasp. (1845)
DammaropsisWarb. (1891)
ErosmaBooth (Booth): 113 (1847)
ErythrogyneVis. (1845)
GaloglychiaGasp. (1844)
GonosukeRaf. (1838)
MacrophthalmaGasp. (1845)
MastosukeRaf. (1838)
NecalistisRaf. (1838)
OluntosRaf. (1838)
PerulaRaf. (1838), nom. illeg.
PharmacosyceaMiq. (1848)
PlagiostigmaZucc. (1846), nom. illeg.
PogonotropheMiq. (1847)
RephesisRaf. (1838)
Stilpnophyllum(Endl.) Drury (1869)
SycomorpheMiq. (1844)
SycomorusGasp. (1845)
SynoeciaMiq. (1848)
TenoreaGasp. (1844), nom. illeg.
TremotisRaf. (1838)
UrostigmaGasp. (1844), nom. superfl.
VaringaRaf. (1838)
VisianiaGasp. (1844)
Ficus (/ˈfaɪkəs/[2] or /ˈfiːkəs/[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 common fig (F. carica) is a temperate species native to southwest Asia and the Mediterranean region (from Afghanistan to Portugal), which has been widely cultivated from ancient times for its fruit, also referred to as figs. The fruit of most other species are also edible though they are usually of only local economic importance or eaten as bushfood. However, they are extremely important food resources for wildlife. Figs are also of considerable cultural importance throughout the tropics, both as objects of worship and for their many practical uses.
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