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 semicordata Buch.-Ham. ex Smith |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Ficus cunia Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.,. F. conglomerata Roxb., F. hapalophylla Kurz | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Bhui Goolar, Khunia, Khainia, Kandori | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Drooping Fig | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Jharphali | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 2500 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Figs in pairs or small clusters, on leafless scaly shoots, shortly stalked, globose or subglobose, 0.8-1.5 cm across, pinkish or greenish-yellow when ripe; basal bracts 3. |
| Habitat | Along the margins of forests, rocky slopes distributed in Submontane to montane Himalaya as well as plains | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India(Throughout), Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam. | Bark Details | bark dark-grey. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Evergreen or deciduous trees, to 12 m high; bark dark-grey. Leaves alternate, elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, 9.5-20 x 4.5-6.5 cm, acuminate, entire or serrate, base semi-sagittate, pubescent beneath; basal nerves 3; lateral nerves 8-12 pairs; petioles 0.5-15 cm long. Figs in pairs or small clusters, on leafless scaly shoots, shortly stalked, globose or subglobose, 0.8-1.5 cm across, pinkish or greenish-yellow when ripe; basal bracts 3. | Leaf Details | Leaves alternate, elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, entire or serrate, base semi-sagittate, pubescent beneath. |
