Ficus carica, L.
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1. F. carica L. View in CoL , Sp. PI. 1059 (1753).
Spreading, deciduous shrub or small tree. Leaves 10-20 cm long and wide, usually palmately lobed, usually cordate at base, scabrid, sparsely hispid beneath. Syncarp 5-8 cm, pyriform, greenish- or brownish-violet. Extensively cultivated and widely naturalized in S. Europe; perhaps native in the southern parts of the Iberian peninsula, Italy, the Balkan peninsula and U.S.S.R. *Co *Cr *Gr *Hs *It *Lu *Rs (K) *Sa *Si [Al Au Az BI Cz Ga He Hu Ju Tu]. (S. fV. Asia.)
Many cultivars exist and the wild plant ( var. caprificus Risso ) also shows considerable variability. The syncarps are eaten both fresh and dried.
F. elastica Roxb. , Hort. Beng. 65 (1814), with entire, glossy, evergreen leaves, is commonly grown as a house-plant.
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Ficus carica
| Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1964 |
F. carica
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