Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Moraceae | Genus: Ficus | Species: Ficus cyathistipula Warb. |
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| Synonym | Ficus callescens Hiern, Ficus rederi Hutch. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | African fig tree | Flower Type | Hypanthodium |
| English / Trade Name | African fig tree | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Fruiting Period | Jan-March | |
| Altitude | Up to 1800 m | Fruit Type | Syconium |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | The globose syconia (i.e. figs) grow solitary or up to three together in leaf axils, on peduncles of up to 2.5 cm long, or may be sessile. They measure up to 5 cm in diameter and are initially greenish yellow to whitish, and flecked pale yellow, but ripen to a reddish colour. |
| Habitat | Widespread in the moist tropics, where they may be found in Afromontane or rainforest, often overhanging pools. They also grow beside forested streams or rivers, or in swamps where they overhang pools, and on inselbergs and rock outcrops, | Bark Type | Exfoliating |
| Distribution | Native to the tropical forest regions of Africa | Bark Details | Dark and flaky bark. The trunk is thin and branches readily, and may form adventitious roots for support |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | The evergreen trees are up to 5 m tall, with a dark and flaky bark. The trunk is thin and branches readily, and may form adventitious roots for support.The dark, glabrous and leathery leaves are up to 7 cm wide and some 20 cm long. Their venation is limited to some 5 to 8 lateral nerves.The leaves are ovoid to oblanceolate and blunt towards the tip, except near the leaf spine. They are arranged in a spiral, on petioles of up to 4 cm long.The globose syconia (i.e. figs) grow solitary or up to three together in leaf axils, on peduncles of up to 2.5 cm long, or may be sessile. They measure up to 5 cm in diameter and are initially greenish yellow to whitish and flecked pale yellow, but ripen to a reddish colour. | Leaf Details | The dark, glabrous and leathery leaves are up to 7 cm wide and some 20 cm long. Their venation is limited to some 5 to 8 lateral nerves.The leaves are ovoid to oblanceolate and blunt towards the tip, except near the leaf spine. They are arranged in a spiral, on petioles of up to 4 cm long |
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