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Smyrna is a fig cultivar group or type rather than an individual cultivar, and some cultivars need pollination by the fig wasp while common types set fruit without it.", "what_it_is_for": "Not applicable; a cultivated plant.", "affordances": [ "explain the plant", "relay cultivation and cultivars", "describe pollination", "distinguish related plants" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "Mediterranean fruit tree", "Syconium fruit", "Wasp pollination in some types", "Ancient domesticate" ], "appearance": "A spreading tree up to about 10 m with large lobed leaves and pear-shaped fruit.", "visual_identification": [ "The common fig is a deciduous tree with lobed leaves and fig fruit.", "Brown Turkey, Kadota and Black Mission are cultivars, while Smyrna is a cultivar group or type.", "Other Ficus species are mostly tropical, the sycamore fig is Ficus sycomorus, and the fruit as food is a separate subject." ], "physical_properties": [ { "quantity": "height", "typical_range": "up to about 10", "unit": "m", "note": "" }, { "quantity": "domestication", "typical_range": "about 11000 years ago", "unit": "note", "note": "Jordan Valley finds" }, { "quantity": "world production", "typical_range": "about 1.3", "unit": "million tonnes", "note": "Turkey largest" }, { "quantity": "chromosome number", "typical_range": "2n = 26", "unit": "note", "note": "" } ], "families_and_kinds": [ "common figs that set fruit without pollination", "Smyrna figs needing caprification", "San Pedro types", "caprifigs", "named cultivars such as Brown Turkey and Kadota" ], "related_models": [ { "relation": "is a kind of", "target": "fruit tree", "why": "in registry terms" }, { "relation": "belongs to", "target": "Ficus", "why": "the fig genus" }, { "relation": "is pollinated by", "target": "fig wasp", "why": "in Smyrna types" }, { "relation": "produces", "target": "fig", "why": "the fruit" } ], "identifiers": [ { "scheme": "GBIF", "value_or_pattern": "5361909", "note": "Ficus carica L." }, { "scheme": "ITIS", "value_or_pattern": "19093", "note": "Ficus carica" } ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "Plant variety protection for cultivars", "Phytosanitary rules on plant movement" ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Latex skin irritation", "Confusing cultivar types and pollination needs", "Frost damage outside its range" ], "in_scope": [], "out_of_scope": [], "characteristics": [], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Identify a fig tree and its cultivar from leaves, fruit and records.", "Advise on growing, pollination needs and frost risk from horticultural sources." ], "must_not": [ "Advise handling the plant without noting that its latex irritates skin and eyes.", "Confuse cultivar types so that a grower plants one needing a pollinator where none exists.", "Recommend planting it where it is listed as invasive.", "Move plant material across borders without the required phytosanitary checks." ], "requires_human": [ "Importing or moving plant material between regions.", "Removing a mature or heritage tree." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "The fig is an ancient domesticate whose cultivars are a living heritage worth conserving.", "Its latex causes skin reactions, especially in sunlight, for pickers and gardeners." ], "affected_parties": [ "Growers and pickers", "Gardeners and children", "Native ecosystems where it spreads" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "The owner of the land or orchard; 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