Ficus carica Linnaeus

(Life; Embryophyta (plants); Angiospermae (flowering plants); Eudicotyledons; Order: Rosales; Family: Moraceae; Genus: Ficus; Subgenus: Ficus; Section: Ficus; Subsection: Ficus)

Biology	Pollinator: Blastophaga psenes (Linnaeus).
Links	The Calimyrna fig and its pollinator wasp
Comments	Very closely related to Ficus palmata. The two species are probably conspecific.
Credits	Photographs Simon van Noort © Iziko Museums of Cape Town Web editing: Aisha Mayekiso
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