Climbing Fig
Ficus pumila
Also known as Creeping Fig
About Climbing Fig
Ficus pumila, commonly known as the creeping fig or climbing fig, is a species of flowering plant in the mulberry family, native to East Asia (southern China, southern Japan,southern Korea, Vietnam) and naturalised in parts of the southeastern and south-central United States. It is also found in cultivation as a houseplant. The Latin specific epithet pumila means "dwarf", and refers to the very small leaves of the plant.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ficus pumila
- Genus
- Ficus
- Family
- MORACEAE
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Introduced as garden plant, also running wild
- Native to
- East Asia
- Distribution
- Cultivated in tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- छिपकली बेल chipkali bel
- Bengali
- লতা বট lata bata, লতা বট
- Tamil
- கொடி அத்தி koti atti, ஊர்ந்து செல்லும் அத்தி urntu cellum atti, தவழும் அத்தி tavalum atti
- Malayalam
- മതിൽപ്പറ്റി mathilppati, മതിൽപറ്റി, Ficus pumila
- Marathi
- वाघनखी vaghnakhi
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Climbing Fig belongs to the Moraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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