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(Upload on July 27 2010) [ 日本語 | English ]

Ficus L. (イチジク) Ichijiku (イチジク, 無花果), common fig Lifeform: deciduous shrub or small tree < 10 m high Distribution: probably originated from Asia Minor. transplanted to Japan in Edo Era (江戸時代) (mostly found in Kyushu, Shikoku and Honshu) Habitat: humid Pollination: animal (wasp, Blastophaga psenes, イチジクコバチ) → mutualism Seed dispersal: animal (birds and mammals) Chromosome number: 2n = 26

Edible: popular (fresh/dry) fruit → cultivars Cultivars Alma, Brown Turkey, Celeste, Desert King, Italian Black, Italian White, Kadota, Lemon Fig, Mission, Timla, etc.

Ficus carica in Sapporo

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[1-3] a transplantated tree at N17/W3, North Ward, Sapporo, on July 14 2010.