Herbarium JCB

Ficus microcarpa L.f.

Family : MORACEAE
(MULBERRY FAMILY OR FIG FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Moraceae
Species : Ficus microcarpa
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ficus microcarpa L.f.
Common name : Laurel Fig
Vernacular name : Kiru goli (Kan.); Kal Ichi (Tam.); Juvvi, Verra juvvi, Konda juvvi (Tel.); Jida (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0100; HJCB-0163
Collector(s) Name : K.Sankara Rao, Arun Singh R., Siddarth, S. & K.R.K.Swamy; K.Sankara Rao, Arun Singh R. & K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 26/10/2014; 19/11/14
Collection Locality : Way to Talakona, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State; Palamner forest range, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Deciduous forest
Key identification features : Moderate size evergreen trees with numerous aerial roots. Leaves are elliptic-obovate, obtuse or abruptly acuminate at apex, coriaceous, 4-7 pairs of nerves. Figs are in axillary, sessile pairs, glabrous, to about a cm across. Bracts 3, sub-orbicular, about 4 mm long. Apical bracts 3, in outer row, and 5-6 in inner row.
Habit : Tree
Comments : Often on hills above 300 m associated with rocks, near streams. Sometimes planted in avenues.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, Ryukyu Islands to New Britan
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; 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 microcarpa. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.