Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

Complete Taxonomic details of Species: Ficus racemosa Linn.

Family: Moraceae Genus: Ficus Species: Ficus racemosa Linn.( गूलर )

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Synonym Ficus glomerata Roxb. Flower Color White
Common Name Gular; Udumebr Flower Type Hypanthodium
English / Trade Name Cluster Fig tree , Indian Fig Tree Flowering Period April-June
Vernacular /Local Name Gular Fruiting Period July-Sept
Altitude Upto 1500m Fruit Type Syconium
Habit Tree Fruit Details Figs on usually warty short leafless branches or main stem, globose or pyriform, 2-3.5 cm across, on 1 cm long peduncle, orange or pink when ripe
Habitat Occurs in open shady places, road sides, edges of crop fields. Bark Type Smooth
Distribution Submontane Himalaya and most of the plains of India; Pakistan, Malaysia to Australia. Bark Details bark smooth, reddish-brown
Distribution in Haryana Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar Origin Native
    Leaf Type Simple
    Leaf Arrangement Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
    Leaf Shape Elliptic
Description of Species Description of Species Deciduous trees, to 25 m high; bark smooth, reddish-brown. Leaves alternate, elliptic-lanceolate, or ovate, 17-12 x 4-7.5 cm, narrowed at both ends, entire, glabrous; 3-nerved at base, lateral nerves 6-8 pairs; petioles 2-5 cm long; stipules to 2.2 cm long, ovate-lanceolate. Its figs grow on or close to the tree trunk, termed cauliflory. Figs on usually warty short leafless branches or main stem, globose or pyriform, 2-3.5 cm across, on 1 cm long peduncle, orange or pink when ripe; basal bracats 3, triangular-ovate; orifice plain or slightly sunken. Leaf Details Leaves alternate, elliptic-lanceolate, or ovate, 17-12 x 4-7.5 cm, narrowed at both ends, entire, glabrous; 3-nerved at base, lateral nerves 6-8 pairs; petioles 2-5 cm long; stipules to 2.2 cm long, ovate-lanceolate.
 

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