Native records: 8 botanical areas
Afghanistan, Gulf States, Iran, 5 more areas
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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.
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A tree of desert or dry shrubland climates. Native to Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iran, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and elsewhere.
This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account and images are not yet available.
Distribution areas
Afghanistan
- AfghanistanNative
Bahrain
- Gulf StatesNative
India
- IndiaIntroduced
Iran, Islamic Republic of
- IranNative
Oman
- OmanNative
Pakistan
- PakistanNative
Qatar
- Gulf StatesNative
Tajikistan
- TadzhikistanNative
Türkiye
- TurkeyNative
Turkmenistan
- TurkmenistanNative
United Arab Emirates
- Gulf StatesNative
Uzbekistan
- UzbekistanIntroduced
Climate of the native range
The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.
- BWh Arid, desert, hot
- BWk Arid, desert, cold
- ET Polar, tundra
- Csa Temperate, dry summer, hot summer
- Dsb Cold, dry summer, warm summer
- BSk Arid, steppe, cold
- Dsc Cold, dry summer, cold summer
- Dsa Cold, dry summer, hot summer
The same climate occurs in 89 areas worldwide, 80 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map
A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).
Recorded medicinal uses
The cited source records medicinal use of this plant. It is not an assessment of efficacy or safety.
Ficus johannis is recorded as used medicinally.
Source location: p.587, right column, line 34
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715
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Other names
Mountain Fig
- Family
- Moraceae
- Genus
- Ficus
Other species in Ficus
Sources
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Afghanistan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
United Arab Emirates · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Bahrain · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
India · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Iran, Islamic Republic of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Oman · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Pakistan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Qatar · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Tajikistan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Turkmenistan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Türkiye · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Uzbekistan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open source