FICUS CORDATA

Author:
Carl Peter Thunberg, 1786
Family:
MORACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Ficus: 8 (1786)
Collection number:
placeholder
Thickness:
100 Centimetres
Height:
2-35 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Urostigma cordatum, Gasp.
Ficus rupium, Dinter.
Ficus cordata, Kunth & Bouch. 1846
Ficus cordata, Ridl. 1911.
Ficus atrovirens, Kunth & C.D.Bouché.
Show more (6)
Ficus glaucophylla, Desf.
Ficus tristis, Kunth & C.D.Bouché
Ficus welwitschii, Warb.
Urostigma atrovirens, Regel.
Urostigma glaucophyllum, Gasp.
Urostigma thunbergii, Miq.

The genera name originates from the old Latin name for Ficus carica which was from the Persian word fica.

The species name means 'heart shaped', a referring to the leaves. The fruits by Philippe Biernbaum, Westafricanplants.senckenberg.de. The leaves by Jon Richfield, Wikipedia.org.

Flower
Greenish
Soil
Mix - Rocky
Water
Medium - Maximum
Sun
Maximum