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The difference between Manglietia and Ficus carica
The difference between Manglietia and Ficus carica

Figs are plants of Moraceae and Ficus. Deciduous shrubs or small trees; Up to 10 m, multi-branched; Bark is grayish brown with obvious lenticels; Branchlets are stout, leaves alternate, thick papery, broadly ovate, length and width 10-20 cm, palmately 3-5-lobed, lobules ovate. Having irregular blunt teeth; Petiole thick, 2-5 cm long; Dioecious, male flowers and gall peanuts are on the inner wall of the banyan tree, the male flowers are clustered in the orifice, the female flowers are the same as the male flowers, and the style is lateral; Ficus microcarpa leaves are solitary in axils, pear-shaped, 3-5 cm in diameter, concave at the top, purplish red or yellow when mature, with 3 bracts at the base, oval and achene lenticular. Flowering and fruiting period may-July.

2. Manglietia, scientific name Ficus pumila, commonly known as jelly seed, Manglietia pumila, wooden steamed bread, ghost steamed bread, sugar steamed bread, Ficus pumila, old crow steamed bread vine, climbing fruit and so on. The locals also call it Ping Pong Fruit. Mature fruit is rich in pectin and can be used to make jelly.