Ficus cyathistipula Warb.

 
  • Family : MORACEAE
    (Mulberry Or Fig Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJEER FAMILY (अंजीर फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Moraceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ficus cyathistipula Warb.
  • Common name : Floating Fig
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated in Gardens
  • Key identification features : A small tree up to 8 m tall, with a spreading round crown. Trunk light brown in young plants, turning grey in older ones, smooth. Leaves leathery, obovate to oblong-obovate, dark green, glossy on top, glabrous on both sides, petiole long.Plants monoecious. Fig globose, 1-2.5 cms in dia, axillary, solitary, pedunculated, green when young, turning yellow when ripe
  • Native : C. Africa
  • Literature :
    • J.V Sudhakar, N. Chandramohan Reddy, G.V.S Murthy (2017). Figs of Eastern Ghats, India. pp.108-110.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ficus cyathistipula. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

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