Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Moraceae | Genus: Ficus | Species: Ficus hispida Linn.f. ( ददुरी ) |
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Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Covellia hispida (L.f.) Miq., Ficus hispida L.f. var. hispida, Ficus oppositifolia Roxb., F. daemonum Koenig ex Vahl, | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Gobla, Kagsha, Kala umbar, Katgularia, Phalgu | Flower Type | Hypanthodium |
| English / Trade Name | Hairy Fig, devil fig, opposite-leaved fig-tree, rough-leaved fig | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Daduri | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up To 1500m | Fruit Type | Syconium |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Figs short stalked, clustered on the tubercles of stems or on leafless branches, ovate, 1-3 cm across, pale-yellow when ripe; basal bracts 3, lateral, scabrid, persistent. |
| Habitat | Along moist-shady places, nearby ravines and westland | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Sikkim, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam; Australia | Bark Details | Bark grey, peeling off in flakes (rugged) |
| Distribution in Haryana | Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Large shrubs or small evergreen trees, more or less hispid hairy; bark grey, peeling off in flakes; young shoots hollow. Leaves usually opposite, rarely alternate, broadly ovate or ovate-oblong, 12-16 x 5.5-10 cm, acute or acuminate, entire or dentate, scabrid, hairy on both surfaces; stipules 2 to each leaf, ovate-lanceolate; basal nerves 3-4; lateral nerves 4-7 pairs. Male flowers: many, near apical pore; calyx lobes 3, thinly membranous; stamen 1. Gall flowers: calyx absent; style subapical, short, thick. Female flowers: calyx lobes absent; style lateral, with hairs. Figs short stalked, clustered on the tubercles of stems or on leafless branches, ovate, 1-3 cm across, pale-yellow when ripe; basal bracts 3, lateral, scabrid, persistent | Leaf Details | Leaves usually opposite, rarely alternate, broadly ovate or ovate-oblong, 12-16 x 5.5-10 cm, acute or acuminate, entire or dentate, scabrid, hairy on both surfaces; stipules 2 to each leaf, ovate-lanceolate; basal nerves 3-4; lateral nerves 4-7 pairs. |
