Mazhar Botanic Garden

Ficus pumila L.

Creeping Fig

Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species: pumila
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000295
English name: Creeping Fig
Arabic name: فيكس مداد
Native: China, Japan, Vietnam
Country: China Japan Vietnam
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen vine growing to 3-5m tall, climbing by means of aerial roots root juvenile leaves  ovate, heart-shaped, mature leaves oblong to elliptic, thicker, base oblique figs pear-shaped

Soil:  grown in humus-rich, moist, well-drained soils Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand

ornamental plant. It is planted to cover walls and overhead bridges. The plant is gathered from the wild for local medicinal use and its edible fruit.

Ficus repens auct, Ficus scandens Lam

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Texture: Chalk Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Lights: Partial shade
Propagation: Air layering, tip cuttings
Flowering time: It does not bloom in Egypt
Zone: 11
pH range: Indicator Papers
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Climber
Plant Uses: Medicinal Ornamental
Vegetation types: Evergreen

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