"up to wide, covered with yellow pubescence, and emerge from the trunk or old branches of the tree. The fresh fruit of this plant are consumed as food, and have diuretic, laxative and digestive regulating properties. ""Ceratosolen emarginatus"" is the insect that helps to pollinate this plant. Ficus auriculata Ficus auriculata (Roxburgh fig) is a type of fig tree seen all over Asia noted for its big and round leaves. This is used as fodder in Nepal. It is least resistant to fire, but likes good sunlight. This plant is a small tree of high with numerous bristle-covered branches. The"
"visible from outside the syconium, as they bloom inside the infructescence. Although commonly referred to as a fruit, the fig is actually the infructescence or scion of the tree, known as a false fruit or multiple fruit, in which the flowers and seeds are borne. It is a hollow-ended stem containing many flowers. The small orifice (ostiole) visible on the middle of the fruit is a narrow passage, which allows the specialized fig wasp ""Blastophaga psenes"" to enter the fruit and pollinate the flower, whereafter the fruit grows seeds. ""See Ficus: Fig fruit and reproduction system. The edible fruit consists"
"was thought to be the male, wild counterpart of the cultivated fig, which was female. In some Roman sources, the wild fig is ""caprificus"", literally ""goat fig"". The fruit of the fig tree is pendulous, and the tree exudes a milky sap if cut. ""Rumina"" and ""Ruminalis"" (""of Rumina"") were connected by some Romans to ""rumis"" or ""ruma"", ""teat, breast,"" but some modern linguists think it is more likely related to the names ""Roma"" and ""Romulus,"" which may be based on ""rumon"", perhaps a word for ""river"" or an archaic name for the Tiber. The tree is associated with the"
"species are grown for their fruits, though only ""Ficus carica"" is cultivated to any extent for this purpose. The fig fruits, important as both food and traditional medicine, contain laxative substances, flavonoids, sugars, vitamins A and C, acids and enzymes. However, figs are skin allergens, and the latex is a serious eye irritant. A fig ""fruit"" is a type of multiple fruit known as a syconium, derived from an arrangement of many small flowers on an inverted, nearly closed receptacle. The many small flowers are unseen unless the fig is cut open. In Chinese the fig is called ""wú huā"
"Ficus cyathistipula ""Ficus cyathistipula"", the African fig tree, is a species of fig that is native to the tropical forest regions of Africa. They may be small trees, shrubs or hemi-epiphytic lianas, and are widespread in the moist tropics, where they may be found in Afromontane or rainforest, often overhanging pools. The figs are reddish when ripe, and have thick, spongy walls that enable them to float on water. They are named for their cup-shaped (""cyathus""-) and persistent stipules (""stipula""). It ranges from the Ivory Coast in the west, to western Kenya and northern Malawi in the east. In the"
"a new series ""Obliquae"" in the subsection ""Platypodeae"". The species had remained a transitional rainforest species while its relatives radiated into dryer regions. ""Ficus obliqua"" is a tree, which may reach in height with a similar crown width. It has smooth thin grey bark with lighter-coloured lenticels, and a buttressed trunk, which may reach in diameter. The glossy green leaves are elliptic to oblong in shape and measure long by wide on petioles. They are alternately arranged on the stems. Growing in pairs, the round yellow fruit turn orange or orange-red dotted with darker red and reaches a diameter of"
"Ficus sycomorus Ficus sycomorus, called the sycamore fig or the fig-mulberry (because the leaves resemble those of the mulberry), sycamore, or sycomore, is a fig species that has been cultivated since ancient times. The term ""sycamore"" spelled with an A has also been used for unrelated trees: the Great Maple, ""Acer pseudoplatanus"", or plane trees, ""Platanus"". The spelling ""sycomore"", with an O rather than an A as the second vowel is, if used, specific to ""Ficus sycomorus"" . ""Ficus sycomorus"" is native to Africa south of the Sahel and north of the Tropic of Capricorn, also excluding the central-west rainforest"
"to West Africaan lowland rainforests in Cameroon and Gabon, is pollinated by the wasp ""Agaon kiellandi"" . Ficus cyathistipula ""Ficus cyathistipula"", the African fig tree, is a species of fig that is native to the tropical forest regions of Africa. They may be small trees, shrubs or hemi-epiphytic lianas, and are widespread in the moist tropics, where they may be found in Afromontane or rainforest, often overhanging pools. The figs are reddish when ripe, and have thick, spongy walls that enable them to float on water. They are named for their cup-shaped (""cyathus""-) and persistent stipules (""stipula""). It ranges from"
"the acacias ""Acacia greggii"" and ""Acacia berlandieri"", the parrot tree (""Butea frondosa""), the honey locust (""Gleditsia triacanthos""), members of the family Anacardiaceae such as the ""Quebracho colorado"" and species of the genus ""Rhus"", which contains the sumacs. Along with myricetin, fisetin provides the color of the traditional yellow dye ""young fustic"", which was extracted from the Eurasian smoketree (""Rhus cotinus""). Many fruits and vegetables also contain fisetin, including strawberries apples, and grapes. Fisetin can be extracted from fruit and herbal sources in juices, wines, and infusions such as teas. It is also found in Monocotyledons such as onions. It is"
"glabrous, glandular shape at the apex below. The lamina is glabrous and coriaceous; trinerved from base, the midrib is raised above the leaf plane and lateral nerves are present in 8-10 parallel pairs, appearing prominently slender; the tertiary nerves are obscured and reticulate. The fruits are small stalkless figs in diameter, light green initially, ripening to syconium red or purple, with smooth achenes. The bark of the trunk is thornless and greenish-gray with a blaze yellow reflection, with a smooth texture. It exudes a milky white latex exudate profusely. Branches and branchlets are terete in shape with a glabrous or"
"named ""al-Tīn"" (Arabic for ""The Fig""), as it opens with the oath ""By the fig and the olive."" The fruit is also mentioned elsewhere in the Qur'an. Within the Hadith, Sahih al-Bukhari records Muhammad stating: ""If I had to mention a fruit that descended from paradise, I would say this is it because the paradisiacal fruits do not have pits...eat from these fruits for they prevent hemorrhoids, prevent piles and help gout."" In Greek mythology, the god Apollo sends a crow to collect water from a stream for him. The crow sees a fig tree and waits for the figs"
"serrated margins. Fresh foliage is a conspicuous red colour and the papery, 1 cm long stipules are soon dropped. The bark of younger trees is smooth and pale greyish-white in colour, in contrast to the flaky, yellow bark of ""F. sycomorus"". With increasing age the bark becomes darker and rough. The figs are carried on short or long drooping spurs (or fascicles) which may emerge from surface roots, the trunk or especially from lower main branches. The figs are 2 to 4 cm in diameter and acquire a rosy, speckled exterior when ripe. The fig seeds are dispersed after passing"
"of the mature syconium containing numerous one-seeded fruits (druplets). The fruit is long, with a green skin, sometimes ripening towards purple or brown. ""Ficus carica"" has milky sap (laticifer). The sap of the fig's green parts is an irritant to human skin. The common fig tree has been cultivated since ancient times and grows wild in dry and sunny areas, with deep and fresh soil; also in rocky areas, from sea level to 1,700 metres. It prefers relatively light free-draining soils, and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Unlike other fig species, ""Ficus carica"" does not always require pollination by"
"Ficus Ruminalis The Ficus Ruminalis was a wild fig tree that had religious and mythological significance in ancient Rome. It stood near the small cave known as the Lupercal at the foot of the Palatine Hill and was the spot where according to tradition the floating makeshift cradle of Romulus and Remus landed on the banks of the Tiber. There they were nurtured by the she-wolf and discovered by Faustulus. The tree was sacred to Rumina, one of the birth and childhood deities, who protected breastfeeding in humans and animals. St. Augustine mentions a Jupiter Ruminus. The wild fig tree"
"Plinia edulis Plinia edulis (formerly Marlierea edulis) is a tree that grows wild in Brazil in the coastal rainforest regions around the Brazilian cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The fruit's local name is cambucá while the tree is ""cambucazeiro"". The name is derived from an indigenous word for jar, ""cambuci"", due to the tree's fruit resembling a type of water container, which some would say is ""flying saucer""-shaped. The fruit's coloration is yellowy-green, size is 6 cm in diameter and taste is sweet-sour. Cambuca fruit taste resemble light combination of mango and papaya. A member of the"
"fruit's colours ranging from pale green to deep red. The plants flower in three distinct colours: white, yellow, and red. The flowers first appear in early May through the early summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and the fruits ripen from August through October. The fruits are typically eaten, minus the thick outer skin, after chilling in a refrigerator for a few hours. They have a taste similar to sweet watermelon. The bright red/purple or white/yellowish flesh contains many tiny hard seeds that are usually swallowed, but should be avoided by those who have problems digesting seeds. ""O. ficus-indica"" are consumed"
"""fig"" has its origins from the Latin word, ""ficus"" as well as the older Hebrew name, ""feg."" The name of the ""caprifig"" (""Ficus caprificus"" Risso) is derived from Latin, with ""capro"" referring to billygoat and ""ficus"" referring to fig. ""Ficus carica"" is a gynodioecious (functionally dioecious), deciduous tree or large shrub, growing to a height of , with smooth white bark. Its fragrant leaves are long and across, and deeply lobed with three or five lobes. The complex inflorescence consists of a hollow fleshy structure called the syconium, which is lined with numerous unisexual flowers. The flowers themselves are not"
"The same study found a slightly reduced number of male phase syconia in winter, thought due to increased mortality of the wasp pollinator in cooler months. The animals that eat the figs disperse the seeds, which then germinate and grow on other plants (epiphytes) or on rocks (lithophytes). As the new plants develop, they send roots to the forest floor. Figs growing on other plants grow larger and larger until they strangle their hosts. ""Ficus obliqua"" is long-lived, and trees are thought to live in excess of 500 years. ""Ficus obliqua"" is an elegant shade tree for parks or fields,"
"tepals. The fruit is a capsule. Associated species may include ""Quercus prinus"" (chestnut oak), ""Quercus marilandica"" (blackjack oak), ""Pinus echinata"" (shortleaf pine), ""Quercus stellata"" (post oak), ""Sassafras albidum"" (sassafras), ""Pinus rigida"" (pitch pine), ""Aster dumosus"" (aster), ""Aster paternus"" (white-topped aster), ""Cypripedium acaule"" (pink lady's-slipper), ""Polygonella articulata"" (jointweed), ""Solidago odora"" var. ""odora"" (sweet goldenrod), ""Solidago puberula"" var. ""puberula"" (goldenrod), ""Trichostema dichotomum"" (blue curls), ""Gaylussacia baccata"" (black huckleberry), ""Hudsonia ericoides"" (golden heather), ""Hudsonia montana"" (mountain heather), ""Ilex glabra"" (inkberry), ""Kalmia angustifolia"" (sheep laurel), ""Leiophyllum buxifolium"" (sand myrtle), ""Lyonia mariana"" (staggerbush), ""Myrica caroliniensis"" (bayberry), ""Pyxidanthera barbulata"" (pyxie-moss), ""Quercus ilicifolia"" (bear oak), ""Rhus copallinum"""
"spot against a sun-reflecting wall. ""Ficus carica"" is dispersed by birds and mammals that scatter their seeds in droppings. Fig fruit is an important food source for much of the fauna in some areas, and the tree owes its expansion to those that feed on its fruit. The common fig tree also sprouts from the root and stolon tissues. The infructescence is pollinated by a symbiosis with a kind of fig wasp (""Blastophaga psenes""). The fertilized female wasp enters the fig through the scion, which has a tiny hole in the crown (the ostiole). She crawls on the inflorescence inside"
"Ficus ingens Ficus ingens, the red-leaved fig, is a fig species with an extensive range in the subtropical to dry tropical regions of Africa and southern Arabia. Despite its specific name, which means ""huge"", or ""vast"", it is usually a shrub or tree of modest proportions. It is a fig of variable habit depending on the local climate and substrate, typically a stunted subshrub on elevated rocky ridges, or potentially a large tree on warmer plains and lowlands. In 1829 the missionary Robert Moffat found a rare giant specimen, into which seventeen thatch huts of a native tribe were placed,"
"with the ground. It then enlarges and strangles its host, eventually becoming a freestanding tree by itself. Individuals may reach in height. The large leathery, dark green leaves are long. The fruit is small, round and greenish, ripening and turning purple at any time of year; it is known as a syconium, an inverted inflorescence with the flowers lining an internal cavity. Like all figs, it has an obligate mutualism with fig wasps; figs are only pollinated by fig wasps, and fig wasps can only reproduce in fig flowers. Many species of bird, including pigeons, parrots and various passerines, eat"
"Garcinia humilis Garcinia humilis, known commonly as achachairú or achacha, is a small, prolifically-fruiting tree related to the mangosteen. It grows in the southern part of the Amazon basin in the central area of Bolivia, but recently has been planted on a commercial scale in Burdekin, Australia. The fruit took third place in the 2012 Fruit Logistica Innovation Awards held in Berlin. The achacha has an appealing colour and form and is very decorative. It is egg-shaped, up to 6 cm long by 4 cm in diameter. It takes on a reddish-orange shade when mature. There is usually one significant"
"Common fig Ficus carica is an Asian species of flowering plant in the mulberry family, known as the common fig (or just the fig). It is the source of the fruit also called the fig and as such is an important crop in those areas where it is grown commercially. Native to the Middle East and western Asia, it has been sought out and cultivated since ancient times and is now widely grown throughout the world, both for its fruit and as an ornamental plant. The species has become naturalized in scattered locations in Asia and North America. The term"
"comes from the Greek word for tear, ""dakruon"". This is a reference to the resin droplets on bark surface of its members. The species name ""edulis"" means edible. Dacryodes edulis Dacryodes edulis is a fruit tree native to Africa, sometimes called safou (Cameroon), atanga (Gabon), ube (Nigeria), African or bush pear or plum, nsafu, bush butter tree, or butterfruit. ""Dacryodes edulis"" is an evergreen tree attaining a height of 18–40 meters in the forest but not exceeding 12 meters in plantations. It has a relatively short trunk and a deep, dense crown. The bark is pale gray and rough with"
"also listed in the Bible as one of the Seven Species of the Land of Israel. Fruit, such as the sycamore fig, carob, mulberry, and possibly the apple were also eaten. Usually, these fruits were not cultivated but were picked in the wild when they were in season. The sycamore fig (""ficus sycamorus"") was very common in the warmer parts of Israel and was grown primarily for its wood, but it provided a steady supply of small figs, eaten mainly by the poor. Other native trees producing fruits included the carob, which was probably popular due to its sweet taste,"
"""Pleistodontes froggatti"". As is the case with all figs, the fruit is actually an inverted inflorescence known as a syconium, with tiny flowers arising from the inner surface. ""Ficus macrophylla"" is monoecious—both male and female flowers are found on the same plant, and, in fact, in the same fruit, although they mature at different times. Female wasps enter the syconium and lay eggs in the female flowers as they mature. These eggs later hatch and the progeny mate. The females of the new generation collect pollen from the male flowers, which have matured by this point, and leave to visit"
"Ficus rubiginosa Ficus rubiginosa, commonly known as the rusty fig or Port Jackson fig (""damun"" in the Dharug language), is a species of flowering plant native to eastern Australia in the genus ""Ficus"". Beginning as a seedling that grows on other plants (hemiepiphyte) or rocks (lithophyte), ""F. rubiginosa"" matures into a tree high and nearly as wide with a yellow-brown buttressed trunk. The leaves are oval and glossy green and measure from long and wide. The fruits are small, round and yellow, and can ripen and turn red at any time of year, peaking in spring and summer. Like all"
"heart-shaped leaves and massive trunk. The figs grow in clusters, are 2 cm in diameter, and spherical. When ripe they are green with pale green spots. They are hairy and their opening is clear. ""Ficus vasta"" grows as an epiphyte or as a chasmophyte. As the young tree grows, it sends down roots which thicken and become trunk-like, often fusing together and completely engulfing the trunk of the tree or rock it grew on. This process often kills the host tree and completely engulfs or covers the rock face. The figs are edible, being collected by children. They are also"
"long by 10 cm wide, and arranged spirally around the twig. They are dark green above and lighter with prominent yellow veins below, and both surfaces are rough to the touch. The petiole is 0.5–3 cm long and pubescent. The fruit is a large edible fig, 2–3 cm in diameter, ripening from buff-green to yellow or red. They are borne in thick clusters on long branchlets or the leaf axil. Flowering and fruiting occurs year-round, peaking from July to December. The bark is green-yellow to orange and exfoliates in papery strips to reveal the yellow inner bark. Like all other"
"""Ficus sur"", and in cities the ornamental Chinese banyan. They also take fruit of Saffrons (""Cassine"" spp.), Jacket plum (""Pappea capensis""), Buffalo thorn (""Ziziphus mucronata""), Water berry (""Syzygium cordatum"") and Jackalberry (""Diospyros mespiliformis""). They may also feed on exotic Loquats and Mulberries, or on carrion by occasion. They nest in a tree fork that offers an adequate vantage point of their surrounds. The nest is a weak platform of sticks, collected by the male and arranged by the female. Nesting may take place in any month of the year, though mostly in summer. 1-2 eggs are laid that hatch in"
"Fique Fique is a natural fibre that grows in the leaves of the fique plant, Furcraea andina, a xerophytic monocot native to Andean regions of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. From there its range was extended to Venezuela and the east coast of Brazil. Common names include fique, cabuya, pita, penca, penco, maguey, cabui, chuchao and coquiza. The fique plant is often confused with the agave plant. The differences are that the agave leaves are stiff, with a strong spine at the tip, while the Fique plant leaves are droopy and lack a spine. The pre-Columbian inhabitants extracted and used the"
"fig tree. There was a fig tree in the garden of the Song of Solomon, and in the year of love the tree formed its fruit early (). The fig tree and figs are featured in the Book of Jeremiah and mentioned briefly in the Book of Micah. Another species of ""ficus"", the Egyptian sycamore fig is occasionally mentioned as well, for example . The parable of the budding fig tree is found in , , as part of the Olivet discourse. The term fig tree could be understood to refer to Israel , The parable of the barren fig"