Herbarium JCB

Ficus hispida L.f.

Family : MORACEAE
(MULBERRY FAMILY OR FIG FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Moraceae
Species : Ficus hispida
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ficus hispida L.f.
Common name : Crow Fig, Mad Fig, Brahma's Fig
Vernacular name : Kagsha, Daduri, Dagurin, Gobla, Goolblaa, Katgulesiya (Hin.); Olapatha, Kaaduathi (Kan.); Paei-Atthi (Tam.); Bodda marri, Bram medi, Bomma medi, Kakimedi, (Tel.); Kharsan, Dimiri, Bai dimiri (Ori.); Kakodumbara (San.)
Key identification features : A small tree with young parts hispid and internodes hallow. bole is buttressed. Leaves are simple, obovate to elliptic-oblong, leaf-blade is acuminate, scabrid, up to 27 cm long, 11 cm broad, basal nerves 2-4, lateral nerves 4-7 pairs, petiole up to 4.5 cm long. Figs are globose, clustered on tubercles of the stem or on separate leafless rooting runners arising from the trunk. Bark peels off in irregular flakes.
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : November-July
Comments : Often on plains to 1200 m. Also across stream banks and sometimes in wastelands as well.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, China, New Guinea, Queensland
Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; 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 hispida. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.