Ficus L.
Details
Nomenclature
L.
L.
1753
1059
ICN
Ficus L.
genus
Ficus
Classification
Subordinates
Vernacular names
Associations
Descriptions
Ficus L.
Monoecious, rarely dioecious, trees, shrubs or creepers, not armed, sometimes epiphytic. Lvs usually alternate, rarely opposite, entire or lobed; venation pinnate or palmate. Stipules caducous, leaving an amplexicaul scar. Infl. fleshy, globose to obovoid or turbinate, with an ostiole at the apex and enclosing usually very numerous, small ♂ and ♀ fls; sterile gall fls used as oviposition sites also often present. ♀ fls stalked or sessile. Calyx of ♂ fls 2-6-lobed or partite, rarely reduced to 1 scale; stamens 1-2-(6), erect in bud. Calyx of ♀ fls often with fewer, narrower divisions than in ♂, or minute or 0; ovules pendulous. Achenes enclosed in the enlarged receptacle; endosperm often scanty.
Taxonomic concepts
Historic biostatus
Exotic
Cultivated
New Zealand
Political Region
Ficus pumila recorded
Collections
Metadata
dc10ffd7-aa01-4a71-bf1d-2f80d05d4d7c
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
4 February 2014