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Taxon:  Ficus carica L.



Summary
Genus:
Ficus
Section:
Ficus
Family:
Moraceae
Tribe:
Ficeae
Nomen number:
16801
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:1059. 1753
Verified:
03/08/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Ficus carica L. subsp. carica (0 active accession[s])
Ficus carica L. subsp. rupestris (Hausskn. ex Boiss.) Browicz (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ficus caprificus Risso
Ficus carica L. var. caprificus (Risso) Tschirch & Ravasini
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
common fig –
fig –
Arabic
teen –
French
carique –
figuier commun –
German
echte Feige –
Essfeige –
Feigenbaum –
India (Hindi)
anjir –
Italian
fico –
Portuguese
figueira –
Portuguese (Brazil)
figo –
figueira-comum –
figueira-da-europa –
figueira-do-reino –
Spanish
higo –
higuera común –
Swedish
fikon –
getfikon –
Transcribed Chinese
wu hua guo –
Transcribed Korean
muhwagwanamu –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria n.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan s.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan s.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran n. & w.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq n.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan n.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. Crete
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance s. & Corsica
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpainBaleares 
2Cultivated    widely cult. in tropics & subtropics
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaCabo Verde  
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedEurope Europe  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorGalápagos 
6Other    exact native range obscure
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (n.), Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], Iran (n. & w.), Iraq (n.), Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Azerbaijan
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Tajikistan (s.), Turkmenistan (s.)
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Pakistan (n.)
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Greece (incl. Crete), Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain [Baleares], France (s. & Corsica)
Cultivated (widely cult. in tropics & subtropics)
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Cabo Verde, Spain [Canarias], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • REGION: Europe
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador [Galápagos]
Other (exact native range obscure)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Human foodbeverage baseused to make alcoholic and other beveragesUphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Human foodfruit Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Medicinesfolklore Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
Weedpotential seed contaminant Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weedpotential seed contaminant Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=16801. Accessed 29 May 2025.