Ficus neriifolia Sm.

 
  • Family : MORACEAE
    (Mulberry Or Fig Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJEER FAMILY (अंजीर फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Moraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ficus densa Miq.; Ficus diadena Steud.; Ficus fieldingii Miq.; Ficus gasparriniana Miq.; Ficus gemella Wall. ex Miq.; Ficus nemoralis Wall. ex Miq.; Ficus neriifolia var. nemoralis (Wall. ex Miq.) Corner; Ficus trilepis Miq.; Ficus wardii C.E.C.Fisch.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ficus neriifolia Sm.
  • Common name : Willow-Leaf Fig
  • Vernacular name :
    • Dudhilo (Nepali)
    • Hnai-thei (Mizo)
    • Dimoru, Katia-dimoru (Assamese)
    • Dieng-surme-blang, Soh-kyrmet-blang (Khasi)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Warm and cool broad-leaved forests; 1500 - 2400 m. altitude; Grasslands
  • Comments / notes : Leaves used as cattle-fodder. A variable species, particularly in leaf shape and peduncle length.
  • Key identification features : Trees, 5-15 m high; bark greyish brown, smooth; Leaves lanceolate, inequilateral, caudate-acuminate; Flowers in peduncled, subglobose receptacles; Achenes subglobose, faintly wrinkled.
  • Flower, Fruit : October-April
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : TWG, Dibang valley, Kameng, Subansiri, Changlang, Siang, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to China (West Yunnan) and North Indo-China
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 220
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 95
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 394
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 400
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ficus neriifolia. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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