880 Species in Genus Ficus

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A World of Figs: My Exploration of the Ficus Genus

As a lifelong lover of the natural world, I, Ferb Vu, am constantly drawn to the incredible diversity and resilience of plant life. Among the myriad of genera that pique my interest, the Ficus genus stands out as a particularly fascinating group. More commonly known as figs, these plants encompass an astonishing variety of forms, from towering trees to creeping vines, and play vital roles in ecosystems across the globe.

A Diverse Family

The Ficus genus, belonging to the Moraceae family, boasts over 880 species. These species exhibit a remarkable range of characteristics, making them a captivating subject for botanists and nature enthusiasts alike. They can be found in a variety of habitats, primarily in tropical and subtropical regions, but some hardy species even extend into temperate zones. What truly sets them apart, however, is their unique fig fruit and their often complex relationship with fig wasps, which are responsible for their pollination.

Ficus Species

While every Ficus species holds its own unique charm, some have garnered particular attention due to their ecological significance, economic value, or ornamental beauty. Here are:

Ficus abelii Miq.
Ficus abscondita C.C.Berg
Ficus abutilifolia (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus acamptophylla (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus aculeata A.Cunn. ex Miq.
Ficus adelpha K.Schum. & Lauterb.
Ficus adenosperma Miq.
Ficus adhatodifolia Schott
Ficus adolphi-friderici Mildbr.
Ficus aequatorialis Dugand
Ficus albert-smithii Standl.
Ficus albipila (Miq.) King
Ficus albomaculata C.C.Berg
Ficus allutacea Blume
Ficus alongensis Gagnep.
Ficus altissima Blume
Ficus amadiensis De Wild.
Ficus amazonica (Miq.) André
Ficus americana Aubl.
Ficus ampana C.C.Berg
Ficus ampelos Burm.f.
Ficus amplissima Sm.
Ficus amplocarpa Govind. & Masil.
Ficus ampulliformis Corner
Ficus anamalayana Sudhakar & G.V.S.Murthy
Ficus anastomosans Wall. ex Kurz
Ficus andamanica Corner
Ficus androchaete Corner
Ficus annulata Blume
Ficus anserina (Corner) C.C.Berg
Ficus antandronarum (H.Perrier) C.C.Berg
Ficus apiocarpa (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus apollinaris Dugand
Ficus araneosa King
Ficus arawaensis Corner
Ficus arbuscula K.Schum. & Lauterb.
Ficus archboldiana Summerh.
Ficus archeri Standl.
Ficus ardisioides Warb.
Ficus arfakensis King
Ficus aripuanensis C.C.Berg & Kooy
Ficus armitii King
Ficus arnottiana (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus aspera G.Forst.
Ficus asperifolia Miq.
Ficus asperiuscula Kunth & C.D.Bouché
Ficus asperula Bureau
Ficus assamica Miq.
Ficus assimilis Baker
Ficus atricha D.J.Dixon
Ficus aurantiacifolia Weiblen & Whitfeld
Ficus aurata (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus aurea Nutt.
Ficus aureocordata Corner
Ficus auricoma Corner ex C.C.Berg
Ficus auriculata Lour.
Ficus auriculigera Bureau
Ficus aurita Blume
Ficus austrina Corner
Ficus austrocaledonica Bureau
Ficus baccaureoides Corner
Ficus badiopurpurea Diels
Ficus baeuerlenii King
Ficus bahiensis C.C.Berg & Carauta
Ficus bakeri Elmer
Ficus balete Merr.
Ficus balica Miq.
Ficus bambusifolia Seem.
Ficus banahaensis Elmer
Ficus banosensis C.C.Berg
Ficus baola C.C.Berg
Ficus barba-jovis Corner
Ficus barclayana (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus barraui Guillaumin
Ficus barteri Sprague
Ficus bataanensis Merr.
Ficus beccarii King
Ficus beddomei King
Ficus benghalensis L.
Ficus benguetensis Merr.
Ficus benjamina L.
Ficus bernaysii King
Ficus bhotanica King
Ficus biakensis C.C.Berg
Ficus binnendykii (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus bistipulata Griff.
Ficus bivalvata H.Perrier
Ficus bizanae Hutch. & Burtt Davy
Ficus blepharophylla Vázq.Avila
Ficus boanensis C.C.Berg
Ficus bojeri Baker
Ficus boliviana C.C.Berg
Ficus bonijesulapensis R.M.Castro
Ficus boninsimae Koidz.
Ficus borneensis Kochummen
Ficus botryocarpa Miq.
Ficus botryoides Baker
Ficus bougainvillei Rech.
Ficus brachyclada Baker
Ficus brachypoda (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus bracteata (Miq.) Wall. ex Miq.
Ficus brenesii Standl.
Ficus brevibracteata W.C.Burger
Ficus brittonii Bold.
Ficus broadwayi Urb.
Ficus bruneiensis Corner
Ficus brunneoaurata Corner
Ficus brusii Weiblen
Ficus bubu Warb.
Ficus bubulia C.C.Berg
Ficus bukitrayaensis C.C.Berg
Ficus bullenei I.M.Johnst.
Ficus buntaensis C.C.Berg
Ficus burretiana Mildbr. & Hutch.
Ficus burtt-davyi Hutch.
Ficus bussei Warb. ex Mildbr. & Burret
Ficus caatingae R.M.Castro
Ficus cahuitensis C.C.Berg
Ficus calcarata Corner
Ficus calcicola Corner
Ficus caldasiana Dugand
Ficus calimana Dugand
Ficus callophylla Blume
Ficus callosa Willd.
Ficus calopilina Diels
Ficus calyculata Mill.
Ficus calyptrata Vahl
Ficus calyptroceras (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus cambodica Gagnep.
Ficus camptandra Diels
Ficus capillipes Gagnep.
Ficus capreifolia Delile
Ficus carautana L.J.Neves & Emygdio
Ficus carchiana C.C.Berg
Ficus carica L.
Ficus carinata C.C.Berg
Ficus carpentariensis D.J.Dixon
Ficus carpenteriana Elmer
Ficus carrii Corner
Ficus cartagenensis Dugand
Ficus carvajalii Pedern., Pelissari & Romaniuc
Ficus casapiensis (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus casearioides King
Ficus cassidyana Elmer
Ficus castellviana Dugand
Ficus catappifolia Kunth & C.D.Bouché
Ficus cataractorum Vieill. ex Bureau
Ficus cataupi Elmer
Ficus caulocarpa (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus cauta Corner
Ficus cavernicola C.C.Berg
Ficus celebensis Corner
Ficus cerasicarpa D.J.Dixon
Ficus cereicarpa Corner
Ficus ceronii C.C.Berg
Ficus cervantesiana Standl. & L.O.Williams
Ficus cestrifolia Schott
Ficus chaetostyla Diels
Ficus changii Doweld
Ficus chapaensis Gagnep.
Ficus chaparensis C.C.Berg & Villav.
Ficus chaponensis Dugand
Ficus chartacea (Wall. ex Kurz) Wall. ex King
Ficus chiangraiensis Chantaras.
Ficus chirindensis C.C.Berg
Ficus chlamydocarpa Mildbr. & Burret
Ficus christianii Carauta
Ficus chrysochaete Corner
Ficus chrysolepis Miq.
Ficus cinnamomea Corner
Ficus citrifolia Mill.
Ficus clusiifolia Schott
Ficus coerulescens (Rusby) Rossberg
Ficus colobocarpa (Diels ex Corner) C.C.Berg
Ficus colubrinae Standl.
Ficus comitis King
Ficus complexa Corner
Ficus concinna (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus congesta Roxb.
Ficus conglobata King
Ficus conocephalifolia Ridl.
Ficus conraui Warb.
Ficus consociata Blume
Ficus cookii Standl.
Ficus copiosa Steud.
Ficus cordata Thunb.
Ficus cordatula Merr.
Ficus cornelisiana Chantaras. & Y.Q.Peng
Ficus corneri Kochummen
Ficus corneriana C.C.Berg
Ficus coronata Spin
Ficus coronulata Miq.
Ficus costaricana (Liebm.) Miq.
Ficus costata Aiton
Ficus cotinifolia Kunth
Ficus cotopaxiensis C.C.Berg
Ficus crassicosta Warb.
Ficus crassinervia Desf. ex Willd.
Ficus crassipes F.M.Bailey
Ficus crassiramea (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus crassiuscula Warb. ex Standl.
Ficus crassivenosa W.C.Burger
Ficus crateriformis Pedern. & Romaniuc
Ficus craterostoma Warb. ex Mildbr. & Burret
Ficus cremersii C.C.Berg
Ficus crescentioides Bureau
Ficus crocata (Miq.) Mart. ex Miq.
Ficus cryptosyce Corner
Ficus cuatrecasasiana Dugand
Ficus cucurbitina King
Ficus cumingii Miq.
Ficus cundinamarcensis Dugand
Ficus cupulata Haines
Ficus curtipes Corner
Ficus cuspidata Reinw. ex Blume
Ficus cyathistipula Warb.
Ficus cyathistipuloides De Wild.
Ficus cyclophylla (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus cynaroides Corner
Ficus cyrtophylla (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus daimingshanensis S.S.Chang
Ficus dalbertisii King
Ficus dalhousiae (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus dammaropsis Diels
Ficus davidsoniae Standl.
Ficus decipiens Reinw. ex Blume
Ficus delosyce Corner
Ficus deltoidea Jack
Ficus demeusei Warb.
Ficus dendrocida Kunth
Ficus densechini Corner
Ficus densifolia Miq.
Ficus densistipulata De Wild.
Ficus depressa Blume
Ficus desertorum B.C.Wilde & R.L.Barrett
Ficus destruens F.Muell. ex C.T.White
Ficus detonsa Corner
Ficus devestiens Corner
Ficus dewolfii Pedern. & Romaniuc
Ficus diamantina A.F.P.Machado & L.P.Queiroz
Ficus diamantiphylla Corner
Ficus diandra Corner
Ficus dicranostyla Mildbr.
Ficus dimorpha King
Ficus dinganensis S.S.Chang
Ficus dissipata Corner
Ficus disticha Blume
Ficus distichoidea Diels
Ficus diversiformis Miq.
Ficus dodsonii C.C.Berg
Ficus donnell-smithii Standl.
Ficus drupacea Thunb.
Ficus dryepondtiana Gentil
Ficus duartei C.C.Berg & Carauta
Ficus duckeana C.C.Berg & J.E.L.Ribeiro
Ficus dugandii Standl.
Ficus dulciaria Dugand
Ficus dzumacensis Guillaumin
Ficus ecuadorensis C.C.Berg
Ficus edanoi Merr.
Ficus edelfeltii King
Ficus elastica Roxb. ex Hornem.
Ficus elasticoides De Wild.
Ficus eliadis Standl.
Ficus elmeri Merr.
Ficus endochaete Summerh.
Ficus endospermifolia Corner
Ficus enormis (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus erecta Thunb.
Ficus erinobotrya Corner
Ficus ernanii Carauta, Pederneir., P.P.Souza, A.F.P.Machado, M.D.M.Vianna
Ficus erythrosperma Miq.
Ficus esquirolii H.Lév. & Vaniot
Ficus eumorpha Corner
Ficus eustephana Diels
Ficus exasperata Vahl
Ficus excavata King
Ficus eximia Schott
Ficus faulkneriana C.C.Berg
Ficus fengkaiensis Doweld
Ficus fergusonii (King) T.B.Worth. ex Corner
Ficus filicauda Hand.-Mazz.
Ficus fischeri Warb. ex Mildbr. & Burret
Ficus fiskei Elmer
Ficus fistulosa Reinw. ex Blume
Ficus flagellaris Diels
Ficus flavistipulata C.C.Berg
Ficus floccifera Diels
Ficus floresana C.C.Berg
Ficus formosana Maxim.
Ficus forstenii Miq.
Ficus francisci H.J.P.Winkl.
Ficus francoae C.C.Berg
Ficus fraseri Miq.
Ficus fresnoensis Dugand
Ficus fulva Reinw. ex Blume
Ficus fulvopilosa Summerh.
Ficus funiculicaulis C.C.Berg
Ficus funiculosa Corner
Ficus fuscata Summerh.
Ficus fusuiensis S.S.Chang
Ficus gamostyla Kochummen
Ficus garcia-barrigae Dugand
Ficus geniculata Kurz
Ficus geocarpa Teijsm. ex Miq.
Ficus geocharis Corner
Ficus gibbsiae Ridl.
Ficus gigantifolia Merr.
Ficus gigantosyce Dugand
Ficus gilapong Miq.
Ficus glaberrima Blume
Ficus glabristipulata C.C.Berg
Ficus glandifera Summerh.
Ficus glandulifera (Miq.) Wall. ex King
Ficus glareosa Elmer
Ficus globosa Blume
Ficus glumosa Delile
Ficus godeffroyi Warb.
Ficus goiana C.C.Berg, Carauta & A.F.P.Machado
Ficus goldmanii Standl.
Ficus gomelleira Kunth & C.D.Bouché
Ficus goniophylla Corner
Ficus gorontaloensis C.C.Berg & Culmsee
Ficus gracillima Diels
Ficus granatum G.Forst.
Ficus grandiflora Corner
Ficus gratiosa Corner
Ficus greenwoodii Summerh.
Ficus grevei Baill.
Ficus grewiifolia Blume
Ficus griffithii (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus grossularioides Burm.f.
Ficus gryllus Corner
Ficus guangxiensis S.S.Chang
Ficus guaranitica Chodat
Ficus guatiquiae Dugand
Ficus guayaquilensis Dugand
Ficus guianensis Desv.
Ficus guizhouensis X.S.Zhang
Ficus gul K.Schum. & Lauterb.
Ficus guntheri J.H.Torres
Ficus guttata (Wight) Wight ex King
Ficus gymnorygma Summerh.
Ficus habrophylla G.Benn. ex Seem.
Ficus hadroneura Diels
Ficus hahliana Diels
Ficus halmaherae Corner
Ficus hartwegii Miq.
Ficus hatschbachii C.C.Berg & Carauta
Ficus hebetifolia Dugand
Ficus hederacea Roxb.
Ficus hemsleyana King
Ficus henneana Miq.
Ficus henryi Warb. ex Diels
Ficus hesperidiiformis King
Ficus heteromorpha Hemsl.
Ficus heterophylla L.f.
Ficus heteropleura Blume
Ficus heteropoda Miq.
Ficus heteroselis Bureau
Ficus heterostyla Merr.
Ficus hirsuta Schott
Ficus hispida L.f.
Ficus holosericea Schott
Ficus hombroniana Corner
Ficus hondurensis Standl. & L.O.Williams
Ficus hookeriana Corner
Ficus hotteana Ekman ex Rossbach
Ficus humbertii C.C.Berg
Ficus hurlimannii Guillaumin
Ficus hygrophila Rech.
Ficus hypobrunnea Corner
Ficus hypogaea King
Ficus hypophaea Schltr. ex Diels
Ficus hystricicarpa Warb.
Ficus ihuensis Summerh.
Ficus iidaiana Rehder & E.H.Wilson
Ficus ilias-paiei Kochummen
Ficus ilicina (Sond.) Miq.
Ficus illiberalis Corner
Ficus imbricata Corner
Ficus immanis Corner
Ficus inaequifolia Elmer
Ficus inaequipetiolata Merr.
Ficus indigofera Rech.
Ficus ingens (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus insculpta Summerh.
Ficus insipida Willd.
Ficus intramarginalis Miq.
Ficus involucrata Blume
Ficus iodotricha Diels
Ficus ischnopoda Miq.
Ficus isophlebia Standl.
Ficus itoana Diels
Ficus ixoroides Corner
Ficus jacobii Vázq.Avila
Ficus jacobsii C.C.Berg
Ficus jaheriana Corner
Ficus jambiensis C.C.Berg
Ficus jansii Boutique
Ficus jaramilloi Dugand
Ficus jarawae G.K.Upadhyay & Chakrab.
Ficus jimiensis C.C.Berg
Ficus jingningensis X.D.Mei, Z.H.Chen & G.Y.Li
Ficus johannis Boiss.
Ficus juglandiformis King
Ficus kalimantana C.C.Berg
Ficus kamerunensis Warb. ex Mildbr. & Burret
Ficus karthalensis C.C.Berg
Ficus katendei Verdc.
Ficus kerkhovenii Koord. & Valeton
Ficus kjellbergii Corner
Ficus kochummeniana C.C.Berg
Ficus kofmaniae C.C.Berg
Ficus koutumensis Corner
Ficus krishnae C.DC.
Ficus krugiana Warb.
Ficus krukovii Standl.
Ficus kuchinensis C.C.Berg
Ficus kurzii King
Ficus lacor Buch.-Ham.
Ficus laevicarpa Elmer
Ficus laevis Blume
Ficus lagoensis C.C.Berg & Carauta
Ficus lamponga Miq.
Ficus lanata Blume
Ficus lancibracteata Corner
Ficus langkokensis Drake
Ficus lapathifolia (Liebm.) Miq.
Ficus lasiocarpa Miq.
Ficus lasiosyce J.A.González & Poveda
Ficus lateriflora Vahl
Ficus latimarginata Corner
Ficus latipedunculata Pedern., Romaniuc & Mansano
Ficus laureola Warb. ex C.C.Berg & Carauta
Ficus lauretana Vázq.Avila
Ficus laurifolia Lam.
Ficus lawesii King
Ficus lawrancei Standl.
Ficus lecardii Warb.
Ficus lehmannii Standl.
Ficus leiocarpa (Bureau) Warb.
Ficus leonensis Hutch.
Ficus lepicarpa Blume
Ficus leptocalama Corner
Ficus leptoclada Benth.
Ficus leptodictya Diels
Ficus leptogramma Corner
Ficus lifouensis Corner
Ficus lilliputiana D.J.Dixon
Ficus limosa C.C.Berg
Ficus lindsayana Beentje
Ficus linearifolia Elmer
Ficus lingua Warb. ex De Wild. & T.Durand
Ficus litseifolia Corner
Ficus longecuspidata Warb.
Ficus longibracteata Corner
Ficus longifolia Schott
Ficus longistipulata Kochummen
Ficus louisii Boutique & J.Léonard
Ficus lowii King
Ficus lumutana C.C.Berg
Ficus luschnathiana (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus lutea Vahl
Ficus lyrata Warb.
Ficus macbridei Standl.
Ficus machetana Dugand
Ficus machupicchuensis C.C.Berg
Ficus macilenta King
Ficus maclellandii King
Ficus macrophylla Pers.
Ficus macropodocarpa H.Lév. & Vaniot
Ficus macrorrhyncha Lauterb. & K.Schum.
Ficus macrostyla Corner
Ficus macrosyce Pittier
Ficus macrothyrsa Corner
Ficus madagascariensis C.C.Berg
Ficus magdalenica Dugand
Ficus magnoliifolia Blume
Ficus magwana C.C.Berg
Ficus maialis Guillaumin
Ficus maitin Pittier
Ficus malayana C.C.Berg & Chantaras.
Ficus manuselensis C.C.Berg
Ficus mariae C.C.Berg, Emygdio & Carauta
Ficus marmorata Bojer ex Baker
Ficus maroma A.Cast.
Ficus maroniensis Benoist
Ficus masonii Horne ex Baker
Ficus matanoensis C.C.Berg
Ficus mathewsii (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus matiziana Dugand
Ficus mauritiana Lam.
Ficus maxima Mill.
Ficus maximoides C.C.Berg
Ficus megaleia Corner
Ficus megalophylla Diels
Ficus melinocarpa Blume
Ficus membranacea C.Wright
Ficus menabeensis H.Perrier
Ficus merrittii Merr.
Ficus mexicana (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus microcarpa L.f.
Ficus microdictya Diels
Ficus microsphaera Warb.
Ficus microsyce Ridl.
Ficus microtophora Corner
Ficus middletonii Chantaras.
Ficus midotis Corner
Ficus minahassae (de Vriese & Teijsm.) Miq.
Ficus miqueliana C.C.Berg
Ficus mollicula Pittier
Ficus mollior F.Muell. ex Benth.
Ficus mollis Vahl
Ficus mollissima Ridl.
Ficus montana Burm.f.
Ficus morobensis C.C.Berg
Ficus motuoensis Zhen Zhang & Hong Qing Li
Ficus mucuso Welw. ex Ficalho
Ficus muelleriana C.C.Berg
Ficus multistipularis Merr.
Ficus muricata Zhen Zhang & Hong Qing Li
Ficus mutabilis Bureau
Ficus mutisii Dugand
Ficus myiopotamica C.C.Berg
Ficus nana Corner
Ficus napoensis S.S.Chang
Ficus nasuta Summerh.
Ficus natalensis Hochst.
Ficus nebulosilvana N.Medina
Ficus neriifolia Sm.
Ficus nervosa Roth
Ficus nhatrangensis Gagnep.
Ficus nigropunctata Warb. ex Mildbr. & Burret
Ficus nigrotuberculata Pelissari & Romaniuc
Ficus nishimurae Koidz.
Ficus nitidifolia Bureau
Ficus nota (Blanco) Merr.
Ficus novae-georgiae Corner
Ficus novahibernica Corner
Ficus nymphaeifolia Mill.
Ficus obliqua G.Forst.
Ficus obpyramidata King
Ficus obscura Blume
Ficus obtusifolia Kunth
Ficus obtusiuscula (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus ocoana Dugand
Ficus odoardi King
Ficus odorata (Blanco) Merr.
Ficus oleifolia King
Ficus oleracea Corner
Ficus opposita Miq.
Ficus oreodryadum Mildbr.
Ficus oreophila Ridl.
Ficus oresbia C.C.Berg
Ficus orocuensis Dugand
Ficus orthoneura H.Lév. & Vaniot
Ficus osensis C.C.Berg
Ficus otophora Corner & Guillaumin
Ficus otophoroides Corner
Ficus ottoniifolia (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus ovatacuta Corner
Ficus oxymitroides Corner
Ficus pachyclada Baker
Ficus pachyneura C.C.Berg
Ficus pachyrrhachis K.Schum. & Lauterb.
Ficus pachysycia Diels ex Corner
Ficus padana Burm.f.
Ficus pakkensis Standl.
Ficus pallescens (Weiblen) C.C.Berg
Ficus pallida Vahl
Ficus palmarensis N.Medina
Ficus palmata Forssk.
Ficus paludica Standl.
Ficus pancheriana Bureau
Ficus pandurata Hance
Ficus pantoniana King
Ficus panurensis Standl.
Ficus paoana C.C.Berg
Ficus papuana Corner
Ficus paracamptophylla Corner
Ficus paraensis (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus parietalis Blume
Ficus parvibracteata Corner
Ficus pastasana C.C.Berg
Ficus patellata Corner
Ficus pedunculosa Miq.
Ficus pellucidopunctata Griff.
Ficus pendens Corner
Ficus peninsula Elmer ex C.C.Berg
Ficus perfulva Elmer ex Merr.
Ficus periptera D.Fang & D.H.Qin
Ficus pertusa L.f.
Ficus petiolaris Kunth
Ficus phaeobullata Corner
Ficus phaeosyce K.Schum. & Lauterb.
Ficus phanrangensis Gagnep.
Ficus phatnophylla Diels
Ficus pilulifera Corner
Ficus pisocarpa Blume
Ficus platyphylla Delile
Ficus platypoda (Miq.) A.Cunn. ex Miq.
Ficus plectonervata N.Medina
Ficus pleiadenia Diels
Ficus pleurocarpa F.Muell.
Ficus pleyteana Corner
Ficus podocarpifolia Corner
Ficus polita Vahl
Ficus politoria Lam.
Ficus polyantha Warb.
Ficus polynervis S.S.Chang
Ficus polyphlebia Baker
Ficus pongumphaii Chantaras. & Sungkaew
Ficus popayanensis Standl.
Ficus popenoei Standl.
Ficus populifolia Vahl
Ficus porata C.C.Berg
Ficus porphyrochaete Corner
Ficus porrecta (Corner) C.C.Berg
Ficus praestans Corner
Ficus praetermissa Corner
Ficus prasinicarpa Elmer ex C.C.Berg
Ficus preussii Warb.
Ficus primaria Corner
Ficus pringlei S.Watson
Ficus pritchardii Seem.
Ficus profusa Corner
Ficus prolixa G.Forst.
Ficus prostrata (Wall. ex Miq.) Buch.-Ham. ex Miq.
Ficus pseudocaulocarpa Chantaras.
Ficus pseudoconcinna Chantaras.
Ficus pseudojaca Corner
Ficus pseudomangifera Hutch.
Ficus pseudopalma Blanco
Ficus pseudowassa Corner
Ficus pteroporum Guillaumin
Ficus pubigera (Wall. ex Miq.) Brandis
Ficus pubilimba Merr.
Ficus pubipetiola Chantaras.
Ficus pulchella Schott
Ficus pumila L.
Ficus punctata Thunb.
Ficus pungens Reinw. ex Blume
Ficus pustulata Elmer
Ficus pygmaea Welw. ex Hiern
Ficus pyriformis Hook. & Arn.
Ficus quercetorum Corner
Ficus quichauensis S.S.Chang
Ficus quichuana C.C.Berg
Ficus quistocochensis C.C.Berg
Ficus racemifera Roxb.
Ficus racemigera Bureau
Ficus racemosa L.
Ficus recurva Blume
Ficus recurvata De Wild.
Ficus reflexa Thunb.
Ficus religiosa L.
Ficus remifolia Corner ex C.C.Berg
Ficus retusa L.
Ficus rheedei J.Graham
Ficus rhizophoriphylla King
Ficus ribes Reinw. ex Blume
Ficus richteri Dugand
Ficus ridleyana C.C.Berg & Chantaras.
Ficus rieberiana C.C.Berg
Ficus riedelii Teijsm. ex Miq.
Ficus rigo F.M.Bailey
Ficus rimacana C.C.Berg
Ficus rivularis Merr.
Ficus robusta Corner
Ficus romeroi Dugand
Ficus roraimensis C.C.Berg
Ficus rosulata C.C.Berg
Ficus rubiginosa Desf. ex Vent.
Ficus rubra Vahl
Ficus rubrijuvenis Weiblen & Whitfeld
Ficus rubrivestimenta Weiblen & Whitfeld
Ficus rubrocuspidata Corner
Ficus rubromidotis Corner
Ficus rubrosyce C.C.Berg
Ficus ruficaulis Merr.
Ficus ruginervia Corner
Ficus rumphii Blume
Ficus ruspolii Warb.
Ficus ruyuanensis X.S.Zhang
Ficus sabahana Kochummen
Ficus saccata Corner
Ficus sageretina Diels
Ficus sagittata Vahl
Ficus sagittifolia Warb. ex Mildbr. & Burret
Ficus salicaria C.C.Berg
Ficus salicifolia Vahl
Ficus salomonensis Rech.
Ficus samarana C.C.Berg
Ficus samoensis Summerh.
Ficus sandanakana C.C.Berg
Ficus sangumae Weiblen & Whitfeld
Ficus sansibarica Warb.
Ficus santanderana Dugand
Ficus sarawakensis Corner
Ficus sarmentosa Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.
Ficus saruensis C.C.Berg
Ficus satterthwaitei Elmer
Ficus saurauioides Diels
Ficus saussureana DC.
Ficus saxophila Blume
Ficus scaberrima Blume
Ficus scabra G.Forst.
Ficus scaposa Corner
Ficus scassellatii Pamp.
Ficus schefferiana King
Ficus schippii Standl.
Ficus schumacheri (Liebm.) Griseb.
Ficus schumanniana Warb.
Ficus schwarzii Koord.
Ficus sciaphila Corner
Ficus sclerosycia C.C.Berg
Ficus scobina Benth.
Ficus scopulifera C.C.Berg
Ficus scott-elliottii Mildbr. & Burret
Ficus scratchleyana King
Ficus segoviae Miq.
Ficus semicordata Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.
Ficus semivestita Corner
Ficus septica Burm.f.
Ficus serraria Miq.
Ficus setiflora Stapf
Ficus setulosa C.C.Berg
Ficus simplicissima Lour.
Ficus singalana King
Ficus sinociliata Z.K.Zhou & M.G.Gilbert
Ficus sinuata Thunb.
Ficus sirensis Mitidieri & Pedern.
Ficus smithii Horne ex Baker
Ficus soatensis Dugand
Ficus sodiroi Rossberg
Ficus soepadmoi Kochummen
Ficus sohotonensis C.C.Berg
Ficus solomonensis Doweld
Ficus sorongensis C.C.Berg
Ficus spathulifolia Corner
Ficus sphenophylla Standl.
Ficus spiralis Corner
Ficus squamosa Roxb.
Ficus stellaris C.C.Berg
Ficus stipata King
Ficus stolonifera King
Ficus storckii Seem.
Ficus stricta (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus stuhlmannii Warb.
Ficus subapiculata (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus subcaudata C.C.Berg
Ficus subcongesta Corner
Ficus subcordata Blume
Ficus subcostata De Wild.
Ficus subcuneata Miq.
Ficus subfulva Corner
Ficus subgelderi Corner
Ficus subglabritepala C.C.Berg
Ficus subincisa Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.
Ficus sublimbata Corner
Ficus submontana C.C.Berg
Ficus subnervosa Corner
Ficus subpisocarpa Gagnep.
Ficus subpuberula Corner
Ficus subsagittifolia Mildbr. ex C.C.Berg
Ficus subsidens Corner
Ficus subterranea Corner
Ficus subtrinervia K.Schum. & Lauterb.
Ficus subulata Blume
Ficus suffruticosa Corner
Ficus sulawesiana C.C.Berg & Culmsee
Ficus sulcata Elmer
Ficus sumacoana C.C.Berg
Ficus sumatrana (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus sundaica Blume
Ficus superba (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus supfiana Schltr. ex Diels
Ficus supperforata Corner
Ficus sur Forssk.
Ficus sycomorus L.
Ficus talbotii King
Ficus tamayoana Cuev.-Fig. & Carvajal
Ficus tannoensis Hayata
Ficus tanypoda Corner
Ficus tarennifolia Corner
Ficus tecolutensis (Liebm.) Miq.
Ficus temburongensis C.C.Berg
Ficus tenuicuspidata Corner
Ficus tepuiensis C.C.Berg & Simonis
Ficus tequendamae Dugand
Ficus ternatana (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus tesselata Warb.
Ficus tettensis Hutch.
Ficus thailandica C.C.Berg & S.Gardner
Ficus theophrastoides Seem.
Ficus thonningii Blume
Ficus tikoua Bureau
Ficus tiliifolia Baker
Ficus tinctoria G.Forst.
Ficus tonduzii Standl.
Ficus tonsa Miq.
Ficus torrentium H.Perrier
Ficus torresiana Standl.
Ficus tovarensis Pittier
Ficus trachelosyce Dugand
Ficus trachycoma Miq.
Ficus trachypison K.Schum. & Lauterb.
Ficus trapezicola Dugand
Ficus travancorica King
Ficus tremula Warb.
Ficus treubii King
Ficus trianae Dugand
Ficus trichocarpa Blume
Ficus trichocerasa Diels
Ficus trichoclada Baker
Ficus trichopoda Baker
Ficus tricolor Miq.
Ficus trigona L.f.
Ficus trigonata L.
Ficus triloba Buch.-Ham. ex Voigt
Ficus trimenii King ex Trimen
Ficus triradiata Corner
Ficus tristaniifolia Corner
Ficus trivia Corner
Ficus tsiangii Merr. ex Corner
Ficus tsjakela Burm.f.
Ficus tubulosa Pelissari & Romaniuc
Ficus tuerckheimii Standl.
Ficus tulipifera Corner
Ficus tunicata Corner
Ficus tuphapensis Drake
Ficus turrialbana W.C.Burger
Ficus ulei Rossberg
Ficus ulmifolia Lam.
Ficus umbellata Vahl
Ficus umbonata Reinw. ex Blume
Ficus umbrae Ezedin & Weiblen
Ficus uncinata (King) Becc.
Ficus uniauriculata Warb.
Ficus uniglandulosa Wall.
Ficus urnigera Miq.
Ficus ursina Standl.
Ficus usambarensis Warb.
Ficus vaccinioides Hemsl. & King
Ficus valaria C.C.Berg
Ficus vallis-caucae Dugand
Ficus vallis-choudae Delile
Ficus variegata Blume
Ficus variifolia Warb.
Ficus variolosa Lindl. ex Benth.
Ficus vasculosa Wall. ex Miq.
Ficus vasta Forssk.
Ficus velutina Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Ficus venezuelensis C.C.Berg
Ficus vermifuga (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus verruculosa Warb.
Ficus versicolor Bureau
Ficus verticillaris Corner
Ficus vieillardiana Bureau
Ficus villosa Blume
Ficus virens Aiton
Ficus virescens Corner
Ficus virgata Reinw. ex Blume
Ficus vitiensis Seem.
Ficus vittata Vázq.Avila
Ficus vogeliana (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus vrieseana Miq.
Ficus wakefieldii Hutch.
Ficus wamanguana Weiblen & Whitfeld
Ficus warburgii Elmer
Ficus wassa Roxb.
Ficus watkinsiana F.M.Bailey
Ficus webbiana (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus wildemaniana Warb.
Ficus xylophylla (Miq.) Wall. ex Miq.
Ficus yoponensis Desv.
Ficus ypsilophlebia Dugand
Ficus yunnanensis S.S.Chang
Ficus zuliensis C.C.Berg & Simonis

Ecological Importance

Beyond their aesthetic and economic value, Ficus species play a crucial role in maintaining ecological balance. Their fruits serve as a vital food source for a wide array of animals, including birds, bats, monkeys, and even some reptiles. Furthermore, their unique growth habits, such as the banyan tree’s ability to spread horizontally, provide shelter and nesting sites for numerous creatures.

Challenges and Conservation

Despite their resilience, Ficus species face numerous challenges, including habitat loss due to deforestation and the impact of climate change. The intricate relationship between figs and fig wasps is also vulnerable to disruption, as these specialized pollinators are sensitive to environmental changes. Conservation efforts are crucial to ensuring the continued survival of these remarkable plants and the ecosystems they support.

My Continued Fascination

My journey into the world of Ficus has been a rewarding experience, deepening my appreciation for the interconnectedness of life on Earth. From the humble common fig to the majestic banyan tree, each species tells a story of adaptation, resilience, and ecological significance. As I continue to explore the diversity of this fascinating genus, I am filled with a sense of wonder and a renewed commitment to protecting the natural world.