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Ficus carica

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

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

edible fig

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 1059 (1753)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Ficus carica Waimea District. Upper Kula Valley, Kuia NAR, gulch below Nualolo Trail Gulch bottom of disturbed Metrosideros Mesic Forest. Lantana camara, Psidium cattleianum, Metrosideros polymorpha var. glaberrima, Dodonaea viscosa, Acacia koa Preserved_Specimen Sprawling tangled grove of Fig trees, all vegetative, approximately 100 ft. long by 30 ft. wide filling part of the gulch bottom and surrounded by thickets of Lantana. Figs are about 15 ft. tall, presumably planted at some point. Williams, A.M. 625 Kauai BISH 2020-01-08
2 Ficus carica Waialae Ave, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Forbes, A. Oahu BISH 1930-07-10
3 Ficus carica Honolulu: Manoa Valley; Punahou area Full sun. Preserved_Specimen Tree-like shrub 4m tall. Branches ascending. Smooth light grey bark. Milky-watery sap exudes when cut. Lau, J. 1064 Oahu BISH 1985-06-18
4 Ficus carica Kokee State Park. between lodge and museum Preserved_Specimen Cultivated shrub. Nine ft. high and ca 12 ft. across. Flynn, T.W. 1890 Kauai BISH 1986-09-03
5 Ficus carica West Niu gulch in dry waiawi forest, guava zone. Preserved_Specimen Sprawling, decumbent, 25 ft. long. Egler, F.E. 37209 Oahu BISH 1937-07-20
6 Ficus carica Fern forest trail, moderate forest Preserved_Specimen Morley, H. 169 Hawaii BISH 1934-08-22
7 Ficus carica Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Adee, K.T. BISH
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