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Ficus sycomorus, called the sycamore fig or the fig-mulberry (due to the leaves' resemblance to those of the Mulberry), sycamore, or sycomore, is a fig species that has been cultivated since early times. Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for Ficus is a Genus of about 850 Species of woody Trees Shrubs Vines Epiphytes and hemi-epiphytes in the family (Note that the name sycamore has been used for a variety of plants. ) Ficus sycomorus is native to Africa south of the Sahel and north of the Tropic of Capricorn, also excluding the central-west rainforest areas. See also Sahel Tunisia, a region of eastern Tunisia. The Sahel or Sahel Belt (from Arabic ساحل sāḥil For the novel by Henry Miller, see Tropic of Capricorn (novel. Rainforests are Forests characterized by high Rainfall with definitions setting minimum normal annual rainfall between 1750–2000 mm (68-78 inches It also grows naturally in the southern Arabian Peninsula and in very localized areas in Madagascar, and has been naturalised in Israel and Egypt. The Arabian Peninsula (in Arabic: شبه الجزيرة العربية šibh al-jazīra al-ʻarabīya or جزيرة العرب jazīrat al-ʻarab) Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. In its native habitat, the tree is usually found in rich soils along rivers, but also in mixed woodlands.
Ficus sycomorus grows to 20 m tall and 6 m wide with a dense round crown of spreading branches. The leaves are heart-shaped with a round apex, 14 cm long by 10 cm wide, and arranged spirally around the twig. In Botany, a leaf is an above-ground Plant organ specialized for Photosynthesis. They are dark green above and lighter with prominent yellow veins below, and both surfaces are rough to the touch. The petiole is 0. 5-3 cm long and pubescent. The fruit is a large edible fig, 2-3 cm in diameter, ripening from buff-green to yellow or red. The term fruit has different meanings dependent on context and the term is not synonymous in Food preparation and Biology. They are borne in thick clusters on long branchlets or the leaf axil. Flowering and fruiting occurs year-round, peaking from July to December. The bark is green-yellow to orange and exfoliates in papery strips to reveal the yellow inner bark. Bark, also known as periderm is the outermost layer of stems and Roots of Woody plants such as Trees It overlays the Wood and consists Like all other figs, it contains a latex. LaTeX (ˈleɪtɛ
F. sycomorus is in the Near Orient a tree of great importance and very extensive use. B Syria - Belka Woman from Damascus Arab from Baghdadjpg|thumb|Inhabitants of the Near East late nineteenth century It has wide-spreading branches and affords a delightful shade. The ancient Egyptians cultivated this species "almost exclusively", according to Zohary and Hopf. Ancient Egypt was an Ancient Civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now Remains of F. sycomorus begin to appear in predynastic levels, and in quantity from the start of the third millennium BC. The 3rd millennium BC spans the Early to Middle Bronze Age. It represents a period of time in which Imperialism, or the desire to conquer grew to prominence Zohary and Hopf note that "the fruit and the timber, and sometimes even the twigs, are richly represented in the tombs of Early, Middle and Late Kingdoms. in numerous cases the parched sycons bear characteristic gashing marks indicating that this art, which induces ripening, was practice in Egypt in ancient times. "[1] Although this species of fig requires the presence of the symbiotic wasp Ceratosolen arabicus to reproduce sexually, and this insect is extinct in Egypt, Zohay and Hopf have no doubt that Egypt was "the principal area of sycamore fig development. This article is about the biological phenomenon for other uses see Symbiosis (disambiguation The term symbiosis (from the Greek A wasp is any Insect of the order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita that is neither a Bee nor Ant. " Some of the caskets of mummies in Egypt are made from the wood of this tree. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.
In the Bible, Amos 7:14 refers to the fruit of the sycamore, which is of an inferior character; so also probably Jeremiah 24:2. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin At Jericho, Zacchaeus climbed a sycamore-tree to see Jesus as he passed by (Luke 19:4). Jericho ( Arabic, ʼArīḥā; Hebrew, Standard Yəriḥo Tiberian Yərîḫô Zacchaeus (Greek Ζακχαῖος Hebrew זכי which means pure) was a superintendent of customs a chief tax-gatherer (publicanus at Jericho ( Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) King Solomon also made cedar trees as worthless as sycamore trees during his reign because of the riches of Jerusalem (1 Kings|10:27).
Notes
- ^ Daniel Zohary and Maria Hopf, Domestication of plants in the Old World, third edition (Oxford: University Press, 2000), p. 165
External links
- Figweb.org
- U-landslære Approaches to Development - Sycamore Fig
- Botswana Tourism Flora and Fauna
- PBS Nature documentary "The Queen of Trees" (on the sycamore fig in Kenya)
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