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, 2^nd 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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