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Ficus pumila

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Rosales Family: Moraceae Genus: Ficus

climbing fig, creeping fig

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Potentially naturalizing

Island Status

Kaua'i Potentially naturalizing
O'ahu Potentially naturalizing
Lana'i Potentially naturalizing
Maui Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Potentially naturalizing

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 1060 (1753)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:407 (KEY), 410 (DESCR); Frohlich & Lau 2012:50 (O? [adventive, Honouliuli Preserve, ‘Ēkahanui Gulch])

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Ficus pumila Captain Cook: Amy B.H.Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden yard of house, abandoned coffee plantation; appressed tightly to a tree-fern log lying on ground Preserved_Specimen creeping, herbaceous Herbst, D.R. 9300 Hawaii BISH 1991-01-11
2 Ficus pumila Kilauea, National Park clings to rocks, stone steps and walls Preserved_Specimen creeper Fagerlund, G.O. 1083 Hawaii BISH 1945-06-29
3 Ficus pumila Kilauea, National Park clings to rocks, stone steps and walls Preserved_Specimen creeper Fagerlund, G.O. 1082 Hawaii BISH 1945-06-29
4 Ficus pumila UH Manoa Campus, #232 concrete block wall Preserved_Specimen Vine, clinging by means of adventitious roots. Branches not exposed to wall becoming shrubby, large-leaved and bear fruit Herbst, D.R. 569 Oahu BISH 1967-09-05
5 Ficus pumila Honolulu, 4060 Tantalus Dr., Puu Ohia overlook wet, roadside; with Persea americana, Montanoa hibiscifolia, Sambucus mexicana Preserved_Specimen liana, root climber, figs densely hairy Ray, G. 45 Oahu BISH 1997-09-01
6 Ficus pumila Hwy. 56 near Maniniholo Cave sheer rock face just west of cave entrance Preserved_Specimen vine Flynn, T.W. 1559 Kauai BISH 1986-02-25
7 Ficus pumila Honolulu, Nuuanu, below Dr. Morgan's place near spring Preserved_Specimen Gregory, H.E. Oahu BISH 1931-01-07
8 Ficus pumila UH Campus, Business Administration Building trunk of a coconut tree Preserved_Specimen root-climber reaching many meters Lau, J. 1284 Oahu BISH 1985-08-01
9 Ficus pumila North Kona at Koloko Dr Blanketing tree trunks and forming mats in the understory. Growing 100 ft into the forest and 500 ft along both sides of the road. Ass veg: H. greenii, M. deliciosa, Draceana, Palm sp, Eucalyptus sp. Preserved_Specimen Vine thickly covering large tree trunks, young populations w small lvs, older populations have much larger lvs and more branches. New growth flushes pink. Numerous aerial roots. Syconium green ripening to purple. Numerous fruits present. Naturalized Murphy, M. 255 Hawaii BISH 2023-07-03
10 Ficus pumila Bishop Hall [Bishop Museum], Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Clinging vine. Fruit not quite mature, green. Ahulii 1304 Oahu BISH 1925-12-11
11 Ficus pumila across Haena Park cliffs; with Ficus retusa, Psidium and understory of grasses, and Lipochaeta. Preserved_Specimen Creeping vine, becoming a shrub. Fruit large, pear shaped Ishikawa, S. 241 Kauai BISH 1973-04-14
12 Ficus pumila Honolulu, Kapiolani Park sandy clay, flat Preserved_Specimen 2' creeping shrub McCulloch, R. 12 Oahu BISH 1975-04-11
13 Ficus pumila UH Manoa Campus, swimming pool Preserved_Specimen 1 m hedge Bristol, M.L. 1873 Oahu BISH 1967-01-10
14 Ficus pumila Honouliuli Preserve, Ekahanui Gulch Mesic forest, mixed native and non-native. Preserved_Specimen Scrambling, climbing vine established in varying densities over about a 10 by 10 meter footprint, both along the ground and climbing trees. Kawelo, K. 188 Oahu BISH 2010-05-25
15 Ficus pumila Honolulu, 2365 Oahu Ave stone walls Preserved_Specimen creeping St.John, H. 10506 Oahu BISH 1930-04-27
16 Ficus pumila Kupano gulch Preserved_Specimen Vine climbing a tree. Starr, F. 506235 Lanai BISH 2005-06-23
17 Ficus pumila Honolulu, Bishop Hall Preserved_Specimen 14 m; fruit purple when ripe, 4-5 cm x 2.5 cm McGregor Jr., D. 1304 Oahu BISH 1925-01-01
18 Ficus pumila University Ave., Kamanele Sq Preserved_Specimen 4 m shrub, becoming purple Bristol, M.L. 1881 Oahu BISH 1967-05-20
19 Ficus pumila Bishop Hall [Bishop Museum campus] Preserved_Specimen Clinging vine. Fruit purple when ripe. Graves, G. 1304 Oahu BISH 1925-12-11
20 Ficus pumila Wailua Mesic-wet forest along roadside UNKNOWN . Coordinates do not match to country in source data. Not found a country in reverser geocoding. Bioversity International G. J. Ray Oahu HAPI 9/1/1997
21 Ficus pumila Honolulu, Kamehameha Schools Preserved_Specimen fruit dull red Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1951-12-28
22 Ficus pumila Ala Moana Park, Circle Preserved_Specimen Condit, I.J. 190 Oahu BISH 1965-04-08
23 Ficus pumila Ala Moana Park, Circle Preserved_Specimen Condit, I.J. 190 Oahu BISH 1965-04-08
24 Ficus pumila Honolulu, Kamehameha Schools Preserved_Specimen fruit dull red Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1951-12-28
25 Ficus pumila West Maui, Wailuku District, Ma'alea Preserved_Specimen Cultivated, growing on rock wall. A potentially bad pest plant if its pollinator were ever introduced to Hawai'i. Oppenheimer, H.L. 42349 Maui BISH 2023-04-25
26 Ficus pumila Captain Cook; Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Gardens Abandoned coffee plantation at one side of Garden; in yard of house. Preserved_Specimen Creeping herbaceous plant in vegetative state appressed tightly to a treefern log lying on ground. Herbst, D.R. 9300 Hawaii BISH 1991-01-11
27 Ficus pumila Honolulu, Waialae Ave Preserved_Specimen Forbes, A. Oahu BISH 1930-07-10
28 Ficus pumila UH campus Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. Oahu BISH 1962-01-20
29 Ficus pumila UH campus, Engineering Building Preserved_Specimen Inafuku, R. Oahu BISH 1930-11-05
30 Ficus pumila Nuuanu Pali on the Konahuanui side. Full to partial sun in wet forest. Extensive growth covering forest floor and most canopy trees. Associates; Cinnamomum burmanii, Christella parasitica, Citharexylum caudatum, Freycinetia arborea, Psidium cattleyanum, Oplismenus. Preserved_Specimen Fruit color yellow/green. Adventitiously rooting. Most leaves very small, on fruiting branches leaves are substantially larger. Arthur, K. 170 Oahu BISH 2025-09-04
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