Ficus mollis Vahl

 
  • Family : MORACEAE
    (MULBERRY FAMILY OR FIG FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Moraceae
  • Species : Ficus mollis
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ficus mollis Vahl
  • Common name : Soft Fig
  • Vernacular name : Kamarup (Hin.); Kallatthi, Itti (Kan.); Kattarasu (Tam.); Juvi, Kal-juvi (Tel.); Jari (Ori.); Plaksah (San.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-225
  • Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
  • Collection Date : 13/12/14
  • Collection Locality : Batrepalli, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State
  • Habitat : Deciduous forest
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : June-January
  • Native : India, Sri Lanka
  • Comments : Occasional on foothills to about 600 m or more, often by rocks.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Tamil Nadu State; Andhra Pradesh State; Ganjam district, Sambalpur district, Puri district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • 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; 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 mollis. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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