Ficus carica

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Ficus carica

Description

Tree up to 10 m tall. internal hairs abundant, short. Leaves spirally arranged; stipules 0.5-1.5 cm long, ciliolate, also puberulous on the keel, or glabrous, caducous.

Distribution

Mediterranean to Afghanistan present
Mediterranean to Afghanistan, widely cultivated under subtropical conditions.

Citation

Anonymous 1956 – In: Wealth of India. p 26
L. 1955: p. 323. – In: Hilgardia. (varieties of F. carica)
Corner 1965: – Gard. Bull. Singapore 21. p 36
Condit & Enderud 1956 – In: Hilgardia. p 1
Condit 1948: Chronica Bot. Co. p 1