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Ficus  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 19081

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): fig [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2011   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderRosanae   
                         OrderRosales   
                            FamilyMoraceae  – mulberries  
                               GenusFicus L. – fig  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Ficus altissima Blume – false banyan, council tree 
                                  Species Ficus americana Aubl. – Jamaican cherry fig 
                                  Species Ficus aurea Nutt. – Florida strangler, Florida strangler fig 
                                  Species Ficus auriculata Lour. – Roxburgh fig 
                                  Species Ficus benghalensis L. – Indian banyan 
                                  Species Ficus benjamina L. – weeping fig 
                                  Species Ficus carica L. – fiku, piku, common fig, edible fig 
                                  Species Ficus citrifolia Mill. – shortleaf fig, wild banyantree 
                                  Species Ficus drupacea Thunb. – brown-woolly fig 
                                  Species Ficus elastica Roxb. ex Hornem. – Indian rubber fig, Indian rubberplant 
                                  Species Ficus godeffroyi Warb. – fig 
                                  Species Ficus henneana Miq.  
                                  Species Ficus lutea Vahl – Lagos rubbertree 
                                  Species Ficus lyrata Warb. – fiddleleaf fig 
                                  Species Ficus macrophylla Desf. ex Pers.  
                                  Species Ficus microcarpa L. f. – laurel fig, curtain fig, Chinese banyan 
                                  Species Ficus natalensis Hochst.  
                                  Species Ficus nota (Blanco) Merr. – tibig 
                                  Species Ficus nymphaeifolia Mill.  
                                  Species Ficus obtusifolia Kunth – amate 
                                  Species Ficus palmata Forssk. – Punjab fig 
                                  Species Ficus pertusa L. f.  
                                  Species Ficus platypoda (Miq.) A. Cunn. ex Miq.  
                                  Species Ficus prolixa G. Forst. – fig 
                                  Species Ficus pumila L. – climbingfig 
                                  Species Ficus racemosa L. – clustertree 
                                  Species Ficus religiosa L. – peepul tree 
                                  Species Ficus rubiginosa Desf. ex Vent. – Port Jackson fig 
                                  Species Ficus saffordii Merr.  
                                  Species Ficus superba Miq. – sea fig 
                                  Species Ficus sycomorus L. – sycamore fig 
                                  Species Ficus thonningii Blume – Chinese banyan 
                                  Species Ficus tinctoria G. Forst. – fig 
                                  Species Ficus trigonata L. – jaguey blanco 
                                  Species Ficus ulmifolia Lam.  
                                  Species Ficus yoponensis Desv.  
       

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  Source: Moraceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Ficus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ficus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Ficus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Ficus   
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: Ficus L. (TSN 19081) is a 'parahomonym' of (different kingdom, same name as) mollusk genus Ficus Röding, 1798 (TSN 73159)  
 

 

    

 
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