Anjeer / Common Edible Fig
Ficus carica
Also known as Edible Fig, Fig Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ficus carica
- Genus
- Ficus
- Family
- Moraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Mediterranean region
- Distribution
- Asia, Australia, East Medetterranean, North Africa, South Europe and USA
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Moraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Moraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- अंजीर Anjeer, anjir,अंजीर anjir
- Bengali
- আঞ্জির
- Tamil
- Simaiyatti, அத்தி, அத்திப்பழம்
- Telugu
- అంజూరం, అంజూరము, మంచి మేడి
- Kannada
- ಅಂಜೂರ Anjura ಸೀಮೆಅತ್ತಿ Seeme atthi, ಅಂಜೂರ
- Malayalam
- അത്തി, Common fig, Ficus carica
- Marathi
- अंजीर Anjeer, अंजीर, फायकस कॅरिका
- Sinhala
- අත්තික්කා, දිඹුල්
About Anjeer
Common Edible Fig (Ficus carica) is a tree belonging to the Moraceae family (Fig/Mulberry family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, catkin/syconium/head flower clusters, drupe/syconium/sorosis fruit. Native to Mediterranean region, it is distributed across Asia, Australia, East Medetterranean, North Africa, South Europe and USA. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Anjeer belongs to the Moraceae family.
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