Herbarium JCB

Ficus callosa Willd.

Family : MORACEAE
Family (As per The Plant List) : Moraceae
Species : Ficus callosa
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ficus callosa Willd.
Vernacular name : Neeruvatte, Anpij, Thagadugolimara (Kan.)
Collection Nos : KFP 7435, KFP 7602
Key identification features : Large evergreen trees with lenticellate bark. 'Root Buttresses' are often seen. Petiole is long, leaf blade is broadly elliptic, abruptly acuminate at apex, acute or rounded at base, glabrous above and scabrous below with 3 basal nerves. Figs are axillary, solitary, globose, about 3 cm across, more or less scabrous-pubescent.
Habit : Tree
Comments : Frequent in forests.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Chikamagalur, Hassan, Kodagu, Shimoga, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada
Floras referred : Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Hassan; Saldanha, 1984; Gowda, 2004 - Sringeri; Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Coorg; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara