Ficus fructicosa Roxb.

 
  • Family : MORACEAE
    (Mulberry Or Fig Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJEER FAMILY (अंजीर फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Moraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ficus anabatos Voigt; Ficus cantoniensis Bodinier ex H.Lév.; Ficus fructicosa Roxb.; Ficus longipes Griff.; Ficus ludens Wall.; Ficus scandens Roxb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ficus hederacea Roxb.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Madhur Latha (Sanskrit)
  • Habit : Liana
  • Comments / notes : Occasional in cool valleys, creeping on rocks, hill sides and tree-trunks
  • Key identification features : Shrubs or small trees, usually scandent; bark dark grey, rough; Leaves ovate or elliptic-ovate, entire, acute; Receptacles yellow to red, globose; Achenes oblong, smooth.
  • Flower, Fruit : January-May
  • Distribution :
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district
    • Uttarakhand : Nainital district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Siang
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : South Andaman,Port Mout,Goplakabang,Namunagha
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 250
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 395
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ficus fructicosa. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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