Ficus carica L.

 
  • Family : MORACEAE
    (Mulberry Or Fig Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJEER FAMILY (अंजीर फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Moraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ficus caprificus Risso
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ficus carica L.
  • Common name : Common Edible Fig, Edible Fig, Fig Tree
  • Vernacular name :
    • Simaiyatti (Tamil)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated
  • Key identification features : Shrub or small tree up to 6 m tall, dioecious, not epiphytic;aerial roots absent. Leaves scabrous above, tomentose to subtomentose beneath. Figs pyriform to subglobose, 2.5cm-6cm in diametre, solitary, axillary from existing or fallen leaves. Fig varies in colour in different stages, changing from yellow-purple to dark reddish-purple.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) district, Mysuru district
    • Tamil Nadu : Dindigul district, Kanyakumari district, The Nilgiri district
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Rajasthan : Alwar district
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
  • Native : Afghanistan, Cyprus, Greece, India, Iran, Iraq, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan, Cyprus, Greece, India, Iran, Iraq, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan
  • Literature :
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1987). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 2
    • Seetharam et al., 2000 – Flora of Gulbarga District
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District. J.V Sudhakar, N. Chandramohan Reddy, G.V.S Murthy (2017). Figs of Eastern Ghats, India. pp.108-110.
    • K. Karthigeyan, R. P. Pandey, & A. a. Mao (Eds.). (2023). Flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Vol. 2). Director, Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ficus carica
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Ficus carica. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

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