Ficus pumila
Climbing Fig, Climbingfig
Other regional names: Creeping Fig
- Creeping Fig
Also known as: Ficus hanceana Maxim. +14 more
- Ficus hanceana Maxim.
- Ficus longipedicellata H.Perrier
- Ficus pumila var. lutchuensis Koidz.
- Ficus repens Anon.
- Ficus repens f. variegata W.Bull
- Ficus repens var. lutchuensis Koidz.
- Ficus scandens Lam.
- Ficus stipulacea Noronha
- Ficus stipulata Lem.
- Ficus stipulata Thunb.
- Ficus vestita Desf.
- Plagiostigma pumila (L.) Zucc.
- Tenorea heterophylla Gasp.
- Urostigma scandens (Lam.) Liebm.
- Varinga repens Raf.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Moraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing shrub or liana.
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Ficus pumila (commonly known as Climbing fig) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Moraceae family. Originating in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Ficus, which contains over 850 distinct species. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto, Taiwan, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Andaman Is., Assam, Azores, Bangladesh, Benin, Cameroon, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Florida, Galápagos, Gulf of Guinea Is., Jawa, Leeward Is., Marianas, Mauritius, Nepal, New Caledonia, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Queensland, Réunion, Seychelles, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.
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