| Common Names - Fig or Mulberry Family | Synonyms - |
| Authority - Link | Total Number of genera - 40 |
| Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - Angiosperm | Total Number of species - 1400 |
| Plant forms - Tree/Shrub/Liane/Herb | |
| World Distribution - widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less so in temperate climates | |
| Comments - recent genetic studies have resulted in its placement within Rosales Has commercial wood | |