Herbarium JCB

Ficus virens Aiton

Family : MORACEAE
(MULBERRY FAMILY OR FIG FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Moraceae
Species : Ficus virens
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ficus virens Aiton
Common name : Spotted White Fig
Vernacular name : Pakar, Pakri (Hin.); Basarimara (Kan.); Ichimarm (Tam.); Badi Jurvi, Jati, Juvi (Tel.); Pokodo, Kuajari (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-608
Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., K.Sankara Rao, Navendu Page & K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 23/03/16
Collection Locality : B.S.I. Guest House, Yercaud, Salem district, Tamil Nadu State
Key identification features : A moderate size deciduous tree with buttressed trunk and spreading crown that displays changing tints when it renews its foliage. Leaves are rather large, elliptic, acute or faintly acuminate with few prominent lateral veins evenly spaced. Figs are stalked, pinkish when ripe. Bark of older regions is grey with horizontally placed tubercles and younger regions are grey brown, covered with adventitious roots.
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : December-June
Comments : On the hills up to 800 m, in forests and also in sholas.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Tamil Nadu State; Andhra Pradesh State; Puri district, Ganjam district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malay Peninsula, China, Solomon Islands
Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; 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 virens. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.