The mother plant was recovered in the area of Amelia (Terni), although this variety was widespread in all central Italy, especially between Tuscany and Umbria. It is still present with individual plants. Its origin is unknown. The tree It is moderately vigorous with irregular habit. It is almost always cultivated as a bush and mostly reproduced from shoots. The leaves are somewhat lobate with slightly indented lobes. It flowers only once. The fruit is medium-small with an elongated oval shape and a short neck. The skin is very thin, a light bright green, with a few shallow grooves. The flesh is of a light pink-yellowish color, with a few small achenes, and a very sweet, aromatic flavor. The figs mature between mid-September and mid-October. This variety is surely amongst the sweetest and for this reason it can be suitable for drying, for compotes and for marmalades. According to traditional recipes of its area of origin, after having been dried in the sun, ten of these fruits would be threaded in a willow twig to form a small crown. These dried figs would then be shaped into ”mattonelle” (tiles) or “girelle” (rings) or even special forms such as little horses, ducks, pigeons and flasks as Christmas gifts for children.