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 palmata Forssk. subsp. virgata (Roxb.) Browicz |
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| Synonym | Ficus caricoides Roxb., F. palmata sensu King, F. pseudo-sycomorus Decne); Brandis, F. pseudocarica Miq., F. virgata Roxb. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Punjab Fig, Jangali Anjiri, Khemiri | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Common Fig | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Anjir | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Syconus fruit. |
| Habitat | Along open grassy slopes, edges of crop fields. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Kerala Madhya Pradesh, North-West Himalaya up to 1,700 m, Orissa, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Sometimes cultivated), Afghanistan, Arabian Peninsula | Bark Details | Bark smooth, dull, ash gray, can be stripped off with the hand, exposing the white to light-yellow wood underneath; wood, moderately hard. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Sector 27, Sector 29, Sector 30, Sector 31, Sector 33, Sector 38, Sector 48, Sector 49 | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Palmate | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees, to 12 m high; bark smooth, grey; young parts tomentose. Leaves alternate, broadly ovate to orbicular, 8-15 x 6-11 cm, acute, dentate or serrate, sometimes palmately lobed, scabrid above, tomentose beneath, base truncate, 3-nerved; lateral nerves 6-8 pairs; petioles 1.2-2.6 cm long, pubescent; stipules ovate, acute. Fig stalked, usually solitary, axillary subglobose or pyriform, 0.7-2 cm across, purple-blue when ripe. | Leaf Details | Leaves alternate, broadly ovate to orbicular, acute, dentate or serrate, sometimes palmately lobed, scabrid above, tomentose beneath, base truncate, 3-nerved; stipules ovate, acute. |
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