• Family : MORACEAE
  (MULBERRY FAMILY OR FIG FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Moraceae
• Species : Ficus amplissima
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ficus amplissima Sm.
• Common name : Yellow-barked Fig
• Vernacular name : Jadi (Hin.); Bilibasuri mara (Kan.); Kalla Raavi, Pedda Juvvi, Bonda Raavi (Tel.); Jori (Ori.)
• Key identification features : A large spreading tree, sometimes with aerial roots. Petiole up to 3 cm long, leaf blade ovate, slightly acuminate at the apex to 10 cm long, 6 cm broad, leathery.The basal nerves are 3, lateral nerves of 10-12 pairs. Figs occur in axillary pairs, sessile, bracts small and scaly.
• Habit : Tree
• Flower, Fruit : September-March
• Comments : Often on foothills to 1200 m in deciduous and evergreen forests.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Tamil Nadu State; Anantapur district, Kurnool district, Guntur district, East Godavari district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district, Prakasham district, Kadapa district (Andhra Pradesh State); Puri district, Ganjam district, Bolangir district, Gandamardhan Hills (Bargarh district) (Odisha State)
• World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Maldives
• Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka ; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Ficus amplissima. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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