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Internal ID UUID64401c91adfde400461303
Scientific name Ficus palmata
Authority Forssk.
First published in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. : 179 (1775)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Ficus forskalaei Vahl Enum. Pl. 2: 196 (1805)
Ficus malabarica Miq. London J. Bot. 7: 457 (1848)
Ficus morifolia Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 179. 1775 [1 Oct 1775]
Ficus petitiana A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 271 (1850)
Ficus pseudosycomorus Decne. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 2, 2: 242 (1834)

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Language Common/alternative name
English punjab fig
Arabic تين كفي
Hebrew פיקוס בת-שקמה
Chinese 掌叶榕

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Ficus palmata subsp. virgata (Roxb.) Browicz Fl. Iranica 153: 12 (1982)

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  • Africa
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Djibouti
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Somalia
      • Sudan
    • Northern Africa
      • Egypt
  • Asia-temperate
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Gulf States
      • Oman
      • Saudi Arabia
      • Yemen
    • Western Asia
      • Afghanistan
      • Iran
      • Lebanon-Syria
      • Palestine
      • Sinai
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • India
      • Nepal
      • Pakistan
      • West Himalaya

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000689611
USDA Plants FIPA2
Tropicos 21301270
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:853358-1
The Plant List kew-2811619
PFAF Ficus palmata
Open Tree Of Life 638085
NCBI Taxonomy 309331
Nature Serve 2.139773
IUCN Red List 19218688
IPNI 853358-1
iNaturalist 162971
GBIF 5361916
Freebase /m/0t539vt
EOL 487706
Calflora (Californian flora) 8653
USDA GRIN 16925
Wikipedia Ficus_palmata

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Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Micropropagation and Genetic Fidelity of Fegra Fig (Ficus palmata Forssk.) and Grafting Compatibility of the Regenerated Plants with Ficus carica Al-Aizari AA, Dewir YH, Ghazy AH, Al-Doss A, Al-Obeed RS Plants (Basel) 06-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11085510
doi:10.3390/plants13091278
PMID:38732493
Traditional lore on the healing effects of therapeutic plants used by the local communities around Simien Mountains National Park, northwestern Ethiopia Seraw E, Melkamu Y, Masresha G J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 17-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11025143
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00678-9
PMID:38632559
Vegetation–edaphic correlation and importance value index in himalayan ‘ecotone’ temperate conifer forest using the multivariate technique Ali F, Zeb M, Amin M, Rajpar MN, Hidayat S, Khan WR Saudi J Biol Sci 24-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC11000104
doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2024.103983
PMID:38590389
Folk Knowledge and Perceptions about the Use of Wild Fruits and Vegetables–Cross-Cultural Knowledge in the Pipli Pahar Reserved Forest of Okara, Pakistan Jabeen S, Arshad F, Harun N, Waheed M, Alamri S, Haq SM, Vitasović-Kosić I, Fatima K, Chaudhry AS, Bussmann RW Plants (Basel) 14-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10974405
doi:10.3390/plants13060832
PMID:38592859
The sustainable use of diverse plants accustomed by different ethnic groups in Sibi District, Balochistan, Pakistan Maria B, Saeed S, Ahmed A, Ahmed M, Rehman A PLoS One 21-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10880983
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0294989
PMID:38381718
Exploring the benefits of wild plants in dietary nutrition: investigating perspectives, choices, health impacts and sustainable practices Anwar T, Qureshi H, Shahzadi S, Siddiqi EH, Ali HM, Abdelhamid MM, Nazim M BMC Complement Med Ther 14-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10865668
doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04379-4
PMID:38355544
Wild Edible Fruits as a Source of Food and Medicine: A Study among Tribal Communities of Southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ul Abidin SZ, Khan R, Ahmad M, Cuerrier A, Zafar M, Ullah A, Khan J, Saeed A, Al-Qahtani WH, Kazi M Plants (Basel) 21-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10780817
doi:10.3390/plants13010039
PMID:38202347
Ethno-Dentistry of Medicinal Plants Used in North Waziristan, Pakistan Rehman S, Iqbal Z, Qureshi R, AlOmar TS, Almasoud N, Younas M, Rauf A, Irfan M Int Dent J 11-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10988256
doi:10.1016/j.identj.2023.10.001
PMID:37953188
Diversity and biological characteristics of macrofungi of district Bajaur, a remote area of Pakistan in the Hindu Kush range Zeb M, Ullah A, Ullah F, Haq A, Ullah I, Badshah L, Haq MA Heliyon 04-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10395124
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17818
PMID:37539235
An Ethnobotanical Study of Wild Edible Plants in Tach Gayint District, South Gondar Zone, Amhara Region, Northwestern Ethiopia Yiblet Y, Adamu E Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 27-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10319463
doi:10.1155/2023/7837615
PMID:37408582
Himalayan Sources of Anthocyanins and Its Multifunctional Applications: A Review Ahmed M, Bose I, Goksen G, Roy S Foods 30-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10252932
doi:10.3390/foods12112203
PMID:37297448
Floristic Composition, Structure, and Regeneration Status of Woody Plants in Wonjeta St Micheal Church Forest, Northwestern Ethiopia Mekonnen AB, Wassie WA Scientifica (Cairo) 20-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10139804
doi:10.1155/2023/4061029
PMID:37122811
Population Structure and Regeneration Status of Woody Plant Species in Tulu Korma Dry Afromontane Forest, West Shewa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia Deressa D, Egigu MC, Sasikumar JM Scientifica (Cairo) 20-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10139819
doi:10.1155/2023/9964663
PMID:37122810
Traditional foraging for ecological transition? Wild food ethnobotany among three ethnic groups in the highlands of the eastern Hindukush, North Pakistan Khan AH, Adil M, Aziz MA, Sõukand R, Pieroni A J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 31-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10064566
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00581-9
PMID:37004043
Plant Species as Potential Forage for Honey Bees in the Al-Baha Mountain Region in Southwestern Saudi Arabia Al-Ghamdi AA, Al-Sagheer NA Plants (Basel) 22-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10058344
doi:10.3390/plants12061402
PMID:36987090

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