Sigra tat-Tin - ritratt ta' Stephen Gatt

Din sigra ta' daqs medju li rari jaqbez l-ghaxar metri. Tinza' l-weraq fix-xitwa. Il-weraq ikunu maqsumin f' numru ta' swaba' u l-fjuri rqaq ikunu maghluqa fil-frotta (tina). Din ghandha toqba zghira fit-tarf minn fejn jidhol speci ta' zunzan zghir tal-generu Blastophaga li jdakkarha.

Tinstab f'hafna varjetajiet. Il-frott ukoll ivarja skond is-sigra u jista' jkun tond jew zengul, ahdar car, isfar, iswed, vjola skur, jew tahlita ta' dawn il-kuluri. Is-sigra li taghmel il-fjuri rgiel (dukkar) tissejjah dukkara. Minbarra d-dukkar gieli taghmel zewg tipi ohra li jissejhu c-carru u l-barru. Tikber fil-makkja u f'ambjenti mimsusa. Tikber ukoll fl-irdumijiet u s-sisien, anke ta' fuq il-bahar, fil-hitan u fis-swar. Iddahhlet mal-migja tal-bniedem. Komuni.

Ficus carica (Fig Tree)

Fig Tree - photo by Stephen Gatt

This medium sized tree rarely exceeds a height of 10m. It sheds its leaves in winter and its minute flowers are enclosed within the fruit (fig). The fig has a tiny pore at its base from which a wasp belonging to the genus Blastophaga enters in order to pollinate it.

Several varieties exist. The shape and colour of the fruit vary as well. They may be spherical or slightly elongated, pale green, yellow, black, dark purple or a mixture of these colours. The fig tree can be found growing on maquis ground, in disturbed habitats, as well as on cliffs and bastions. Common.

Ficus carica (Fig Tree)

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