Ficus pumila

Ficus pumila

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida 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, 2nd 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. Reference page.
• 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. Reference page.
• 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. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Afrikaans: Kruipende vy, Rankvy
• বাংলা: লতা বট
• 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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