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Climbing fig (Ficus pumila)

Dlium Climbing fig (Ficus pumila)

Climbing fig (Ficus pumila) is a species of plant in Moraceae, where the stems grow to climb on large trees or artificial structures in the shade, the leaves are small and heart-shaped, are used as wall plants and fruit are processed for cooking.

F. pumila has a cylindrical stem with short roots that are firmly attached to climb a structure to cover all parts, the bark is green when young and brown when old with white spots.



The leaves have a short stalk, grow alternately, are heart-shaped, have a blunt tip, are small, a bone in the middle with several sideways veins, the upper surface is dark green with white spots and the lower surface is light green.

This species is often used as an ornamental plant in gardens and landscapes to cover soil, climb trees and walls. It grows fast and requires little maintenance. The fruit is turned and dried for food. The seeds are scraped off and the gel is extracted from the surface with water and allowed to harden to form a jelly.

TAXON

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Tribe: Ficeae
Genus: Ficus Tourn. ex L. in Sp. Pl.: 1059 (1753)
Subgenus: Synoecia
Section: Plagiostigma
Species: Ficus pumila L. in Sp. Pl.: 1060 (1753)
Varieties: Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang (Makino) Corner, Ficus pumila var. pumila

HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS

Plagiostigma pumila (L.) Zucc. in Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 4(3): 154 (1846)

PUBLICATIONS

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.

Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.

Bosser, J., Cadet, T., Guého, J. & Marais, W. (eds.) (1985). Flore des Mascareignes 161-169: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.

Buragohain, S. & Sarma, G.C. (2009). The exotic weeds of Guwahati, Assam and their role in employment generation. Pleione 3(1): 45-49.

Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.

Chaudhary, L.B., Sudhakar, J.V., Kumar, A., Bajpai, O., Tiwari, R. & Murthy, G.V.S. (2012). Synopsis of the genus Ficus L. (Moraceae) in India. Taiwania 57: 193-216.

Dassanayake (ed.) (1981). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 3: 1-499. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.

Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia, A Journal of Botanical Research 41: 41-82.

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997). Flora of North America North of Mexico 3: 1-590. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.

George, A.S. (ed.) (1989). Flora of Australia 3: 1-219. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter E-F: 1-50919.

Hara, H., Stearn, W.T. & Williams, H.J. (1982). An Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 3: 1-226. Trustees of British Museum, London.

Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Japan IIa: 1-550. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.

Karthigeyan, K., Pandey, R.P. & Mao, A.A. (eds.) (2023). Flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2: 1-689. Botanical Survey of India. Ministry of environment, forest and climate change.

Kobayashi, S. & Ono, M. (1987). A Revised List of Vascular Plants Indigenous and Introduced to the Bonin (Ogasawara) and the Volcano (Kazan) Islands. Ogasawara Research 13: 1-55.

Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.

Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.

MacKee, H.S. (1994). Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultivées en Nouvelle-Calédonie, ed. 2: 1-164. Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris.

Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.

Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.

Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.

Pusalkar, P.K., Mao, A.A. & Inge, P. (eds.) (2022). Flora of India 24: 1-688. Botanical Survey of India.

Santisuk, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.) (2011). Flora of Thailand 10(4): 469-675. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.

Sauerbier, H., Cabrera Calixto, F. & Muer, T. (2023). Flora Vascular de Canarias: 1-1514. Turquesa.

Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.

Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2003). Flora of China 5: 1-505. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

VERNACULAR NAME

Afrikaans: Rankwildevy
Assamese: Lata dimaru
Bengali: লতা-পাতা Lata bata
Bunun: Tabakai
Chinese (simplified): 薜荔 - 木莲
Chinese (traditional): 薜荔 - 文頭郎 - 木蓮 - 石壁蓮
Czech: Fíkovník plazivý
Danish: Hængefigen
Dutch: Klimvijg
English: Creeping fig, Climbing fig, Ticky creeper, Tickey creeper, Creeping rubber plant, Tickey fig
Estonian: Roomav viigipuu
Filipino: Dahon ng dolyar
Guangdong: 文頭郎 - 薜荔
Gujarati: Nakhivel, Vadvel
Hebrew: פיקוס זוחל
Hindi: छिपकली बेल Chipkali bel
Hong Kong: 文頭郎 - 薜荔
Indonesia: Daun dolar, Dolar rambat, Karet Rambat
Italian: Fico rampicante
Japanese: オオイタビ - 大木蓮子 - 大崖石榴
Khmer: ផ្លែល្វាឡើងភ្នំ
Konkani: Onntii kambali
Korean: 왕모람
Lao: ໝາກເດື່ອປີນ
Lithuanian: Smulkusis fikusas
Macao: 文頭郎 - 薜荔
Malayalam: Mathilppati
Malaysia: Daun dolar
Manipuri: Phaklang heibong
Marathi: Vaghnakhi
Polish: Figowiec pnący
Portuguese: Figueira-Trepadeira, Mama-de-Parede, Unha-de-Gato
Russian: Фикус карликовый
Slovak: Figovník popínavý
Spanish: Enamorada del muro, Hiedra, Higuera trepadora, Uñita
Taiwan: 文頭郎 - 薜荔
Tamil: கோடி ஆட்டி - ஊர்ந்து செல்லம் ஆட்டி - தவழும் ஆட்டி Koti atti, Urntu cellum atti, Tavalum atti
Thai: ตีนตุ๊กแก
Ukrainian: Фікус повзучий
Vietnam: Cây sung leo

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