Ficus palmata Forssk.

 
  • Family : MORACEAE
    (Mulberry Or Fig Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJEER FAMILY (अंजीर फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Moraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ficus forskalaei Vahl; Ficus malabarica Miq.; Ficus morifolia Forssk.; Ficus petitiana A.Rich.; Ficus pseudosycomorus Decne.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ficus palmata Forssk.
  • Common name : Bedu, Punjab fig
  • Vernacular name :
    • Angiri, Bedu, Khemri (Hindi)
    • Manjimedi, Atti, Medi (Telugu)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Grows around villages, forest, wastelands, fields
  • Key identification features : Small tree. Leaves entire or obtusely 3-5 lobed, 3-ribbed, sub scabrid-tomentose, acute or apiculate. Figs axillary solitary, yellow when ripe.
  • Flower, Fruit : January-April
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district
    • Odisha : Kalhandi district, Rayagada district
    • Madhya Pradesh : Madhya Pradesh
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Lebanon-Syria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Egypt, Abyssinia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 221
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ficus palmata. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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