Ficus carica
Sign in to saveThe fig is the edible fruit of Ficus carica (the common fig), a species of tree or shrub in the flowering plant family Moraceae, native to the Mediterranean region, and to western and southern Asia. It has been cultivated since ancient times and is now widely grown throughout the world. Ficus carica is the type species of the genus Ficus, which comprises over 800 tropical and subtropical plant species.
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The common fig (Ficus carica) is a tree or shrub native to the Mediterranean and Asia that produces an edible fruit, and has been cultivated since ancient times and is now grown worldwide. It serves as the defining species for the genus Ficus, which includes over 800 other tropical and subtropical plant species.
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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderRosales
- FamilyMoraceae
無花果（学名：Ficus carica）是桑科榕屬的一種落葉小喬木，主要生長於熱帶和溫帶。果實呈球根狀，無花果尾部有一個小孔，花則生长于果内，在近小孔處長有雄花，遠離小孔的頂部長有雌花，另外生有不育花（癭花），花粉由榕果小蜂傳播。 無花果原產於中东和西亚地区，栽培歷史已超過五千多年。因外觀見果不見花而得名，另有映日果、優曇缽、阿駔、底珍樹、蜜果和阿驵（《酉阳杂俎》、译自波斯语：anjir）等别名。
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- fruit tree
- Parent taxon
- Ficus
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21 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Biology
- Description
- Habitat
- Cultivation
- From ancient times
- Modern
- Overwintering
- Breeding
- Production
- Food
- Nutrition
- Culinary use
- Properties
- Phytochemicals and toxicity
- Folk medicine
- Cultural significance
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
The fig is the edible fruit of Ficus carica (the common fig), a species of tree or shrub in the flowering plant family Moraceae, native to the Mediterranean region, and to western and southern Asia. It has been cultivated since ancient times and is now widely grown throughout the world. Ficus carica is the type species of the genus Ficus, which comprises over 800 tropical and subtropical plant species.
A fig plant is a deciduous tree or large shrub, growing up to tall, with smooth white bark. Its large leaves have three to five deep lobes. Its fruit (of a type referred to as syconium) is teardrop-shaped, long, initially green but may ripen toward purple or brown, and has sweet soft reddish flesh containing numerous crunchy seeds. The milky sap of the green parts of the plant is an irritant to human skin. In the Northern hemisphere, fresh figs are in season from early August to early October. They tolerate moderate seasonal drought and can be grown even in hot-summer continental climates.