Ficus

Ficus is a genus of flowering plants in the mulberry family, Moraceae. Its species include edible figs, banyans, and plants known as strangler figs.

Moraceae: Moraceae is a family of flowering plants that includes figs, mulberries, and breadfruit. Ficus belongs to this family alongside genera such as Morus and Artocarpus.
Common fig: The common fig is the domesticated Ficus carica, cultivated for its edible syconia. It is the genus’s best-known fruit crop and has a long history of cultivation.
Fig–wasp mutualism: Fig–wasp mutualism is an interaction in which fig wasps pollinate figs and use their syconia for reproduction. This partnership shapes pollination in many Ficus species, often with close species associations.
Strangler fig: A strangler fig is a fig tree that begins growing on another plant and may eventually surround it. This growth habit gives several Ficus species their striking role in tropical forests.
Morus: Morus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs that includes mulberries. Mulberries are another familiar genus in Moraceae, the family containing Ficus.
Syconium: A syconium is a hollow, enclosed inflorescence bearing many small flowers on its inner surface. The structure commonly called a fig is Ficus’s distinctive enclosed flower cluster.
Rubber plant: The rubber plant is Ficus elastica, a tropical tree widely grown as an ornamental houseplant. Its glossy leaves and tolerance of indoor conditions made this Ficus a popular ornamental.
Pollination: Pollination is the transfer of pollen to the female reproductive structures of a plant. Ficus flowers are concealed inside syconia, so pollination requires specialized routes.
Ficus benghalensis: Ficus benghalensis is the Indian banyan, a tree that can spread through many descending aerial roots. Its expanding canopy illustrates how one Ficus can form a grove-like structure.
Artocarpus: Artocarpus is a genus of tropical trees that includes breadfruit and jackfruit. Its large edible fruits provide another prominent example of food plants in Moraceae.

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