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Ficus

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Feg trees
Sycamore feg, Ficus sycomorus
Scientific classification e
Kinrick: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Faimily: Moraceae
Tribe: Ficeae
Dumort.
Genus: Ficus
L.
Species

Aboot 900

Ficus[1] is a genus o aboot 900 species[2] o widdy trees, shrubs, vines, epiphytes an hemiepiphytes in the faimily Moraceae. Collectively kent as feg trees or fegs,[3] thay are native ootthrou the tropics wi a few species extendin intae the semi-wairm temperate zone.[4]

References

  1. "Ficus definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary". www.collinsdictionary.com (in Inglis). Retrieved 6 Februar 2025.
  2. "Ficus | Description, Pollination, & Major Species | Britannica". www.britannica.com (in Inglis). 28 December 2024. Retrieved 6 Februar 2025.
  3. Lansky, Ephraim Philip; Paavilainen, Helena Maaria (26 Julie 2010). Figs: The Genus Ficus (in Inglis). CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-040-20627-0.
  4. Ramamoorthy, Siva; Jr, Inocencio E. Buot; Rajasekaran, C. (9 Juin 2023). Plant Diversity in Biocultural Landscapes (in Inglis). Springer Nature. ISBN 978-981-19-8649-9.