ficus
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A genus of trees or shrubs, one species of which (F. Carica) produces the figs of commerce; the fig tree.
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After a decision on the fate of scores of 24th Street ficus trees was put off, community members and city employees sat down for a discussion session moderated by Supervisor Hillary Ronen’s office.
Berg & Corner (2005) On the other hand, the common fig (Ficus carica) is a gynodioecious plant, as well as lofty fig or clown fig (F.
Charles Hedley (1896) identified the uses of plants and trees from the native broadleaf forest as including: citation * Food plants: Coconut ; and Ferra, native fig ( Ficus aspem).
In 1965, E. J. H. Corner reorganized the genus on the basis of breeding system, uniting these four dioecious subgenera into a single dioecious subgenus Ficus.
Reconstructing the phylogeny of figs (Ficus, Moraceae) to reveal the history of the fig pollination mutualism.
Others that have been commercially exploited, or at least have shown promise as sources of rubber, include the rubber fig ( Ficus elastica ), Panama rubber tree ( Castilla elastica ), various spurges ( Euphorbia spp.