Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Ficus L. [768]

genus_ja:

genus_en: Fig

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Moraceae

family_ja: クワ

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distribution_en:

description_en: Genus of about 800 species of mainly evergreen trees, shrubs, and woody climbers, usually found in moist forests in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Some behave as stranglers, outgrowing the host tree and eventually killing it, often becoming massive, free-standing trees themselves. They are grown for their foliage, or for their edible fruits (rarely borne on container-grown plants). The alternate leaves are simple, or shallowly to deeply lobed. Minute, petalless flowers are contained in a hollowed-out, inflated stem tip (receptacle) borne in the leaf axils, which enlarges to form the fig fruit, borne sporadically throughout the year. In frost-prone climates, grow in a warm or temperate greenhouse or as house-plants. In warmer areas, use as specimen or shade trees; train climbers against a wall or tree. The foliage may cause mild stomach upset if ingested; the sap may irritate skin or aggravate allergies. The foliage of F. carica can cause photo-dermatitis; its sap may irritate the eyes.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost tender.

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Sow seed at 15-21°C (59-70°F) in spring. Root semi-ripe cuttings or leaf-bud cuttings with bottom heat in spring or summer. Air layer F. elastica in spring or late summer.

pests_en: Red spider mites, thrips, mealybugs, and scale insects may be troublesome under glass.

description_ja:

comment: Trop. & warm esp. Indomal.

comment_ja: イチジク，インドゴムノキ，イタビカズラ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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