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Accession Data:

Ficus pumila L.

  • subg. Ficus sect. Synoecia subsect. Plagiostigma

  • Common Name: Climbing Ficus, Creeping Rubber Plant
  • Family: Moraceae Link

  • Country of Origin: e Asia from Japan to n Vietnam

  • Description: Climbing Ficus is a vine that atches itself with its roots. It produces yellow figs that are about two inches long and pear shaped. Creeping Rubber Plant is a subtropical plant originating from East Asia and can be found in greenhouses, conservatories, and thruout zone 9.
  • USDA Zone: 7a-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198500793
  • Source: Unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 1202 - AUS:North Bench W
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-26-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid I
  • Order: Rosales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Moraceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe: Ficeae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025

References (internal):

  • Edible Plants
  • Plants with Edible Fruits
  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB 3203 - Developmental Plant Morphology
  • Floriculture CDE Plant List

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2010). Version 1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ (accessed 28 October 2013).
  2. Ficus pumila. (2011, August 21). Wikispecies, . Retrieved 17:19, October 28, 2013
  3. The Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, 2013-07-01. Accessed on 2013-10-28

data regenerated on Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:57:03 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Subfamily
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Subfamily
Tribe Ficeae

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  • Ficus lyrata
  • Ficus menabeensis
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  • Ficus vaccinioides
  • Ficus villosa W/C

Subfamily
Tribe Moreae

  • Broussonetia papyrifera
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W/C = Wild Collected
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