Citation: L., Sp. Pl. 1059 (1753).

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: Edible fig.

Description:
Shrubs or trees to 10 m; leaves with 3-5 palmately arranged lobes, scabrid above, tomentose below, 3-5 cm long, dull.

Receptacle shortly stalked, axillary, pear-shaped, eventually 5-8 cm long, green, brownish or purple.

Distribution:  S.Aust.: FR, EP, NL, MU, YP, SL, SE.   Native to the Mediterranean. Conservation status: naturalised Flowering time: No flowering time is available

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

Biology: No text

Uses: Cultivated for their edible receptacles ("fruits").

Author: Not yet available