Ficus carica Common fig
Family
Moraceae
Genus
Ficus [FI-kus]
the L. name for a Fig tree and one common in many European languages. Believed to
be derived from the Hebrew name fag
Species
carica [KAR-ik-a]
of Caria, Asia Minor
Ficus carica is an Asian species of flowering plants in the mulberry family, known
as the common fig (or just the fig). It is the source of the fruit also called the fig,
and as such is an important crop in those areas where it is grown commercially. Native
to the Middle East and western Asia, it has been sought out and cultivated since ancient
times, and is now widely grown throughout the world, both for its fruit and as an
ornamental plant. The species has become naturalized in scattered locations in Asia and
North America.
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