Ficus semicordata Buch.-Ham. ex 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 cunia Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.; Ficus conglomerata Roxb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ficus semicordata Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Bhuidumri, Potkuli, Karsal, Purhai, Godima, Podia, Dumri (Oria)
    • Khewnau, Khurkur, Khain, Khenan, Jahrphali (Hindi)
    • Bomma marri, Bomma matti, Erubodda (Telugu)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Common near streams and cool damp places
  • Key identification features : Medium size tree, arial roots. Bark reddish brown. Leaves very distinctive semi-sagittate, one side with a large 3-4 ribbed lobe and the other cuniate with a small 1-2 ribbed lobe. Figs shortly peduncled in pairs on leafless branchlets.
  • Flower, Fruit : November-June
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district, Chittoor district, Kadapa district, East Godavari district, Guntur district, Krishna district, Kurnool district, Nellore district, Prakasam district, Srikakulam district, Vishakapatnam district, Vizianagaram district, West Godavari district
    • Telangana : Nalgonda district, Khammam district, Mehboobnagar district
    • Odisha : All districts
    • Madhya Pradesh : Madhya Pradesh
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Subansiri, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • 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
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 403-404
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ficus semicordata. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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