Ficus microcarpa L.f.

 
  • Family : MORACEAE
    (Mulberry Or Fig Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJEER FAMILY (अंजीर फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Moraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ficus retusa auct. non L; Urostigma microcarpum (L.f.) Miq.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ficus microcarpa L.f.
  • Common name : Laurel Fig, Chinese banyan, Indian Laurel
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kiru goli (Kannada)
    • Kal Ichi (Tamil)
    • Ithi, Ithiyal, Kallithi (Malayalam)
    • Jida (Oria)
    • Juvvi, Konda juvvi, yerra juvvi, (Telugu)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests, Tropical semi-evergreen forests, also in the plains
  • Comments / notes : Often on hills above 300m associated with rocks.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-May
  • Collector(s) Name : K.Sankara Rao, Arun Singh, Siddarth, Raja K.Swamy; K. Sankara Rao, Arun Singh, Raja K. Swamy
  • Collection Date : 26-10-2014, 19-11-2014
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0100; HJCB-0163
  • Collection Locality : Way to Talakona, Chittoor district (AP); Palamaneru forest range, Chittoor district (AP)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Throughout Andhra Pradesh
    • Karnataka : Ballari district, Chikkamagaluru district, Chitradurga district, Hassan district, Kolar district, Mysuru district, Shivamogga district, Tumakuru district, Udupi district, Uttara Kannada district, Dakshina Kannada district, Belagavi district, Bengaluru Urban district, Bengaluru Rural district, Kodagu (Coorg) district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Odisha : Throughout Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : Throughout Tamil Nadu
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands, Koshin Don in Great Nicobar Island
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
    • Lakshadweep : Lakshadweep
  • Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Islands, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Bhutan, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Lakshadweep Islands, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Islands, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Bhutan, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Lakshadweep Islands, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan District
    • Cecil J. Saldanha, S. R. Ramesh (1984). Flora of Karnataka State vol. 1. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co, New Delhi
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 – Flora of Coorg District
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi District
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 400
    • K.Ravikumar, A.C.Tangavelou, & Navendu Page. (2021). Seed plants of Karnataka, India: A concise dictionary. FRLHT-TDU, National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Chennai.
    • B. K. Sinha. (1999). Flora of Great Nicobar Island (P. K. Hajra & P. S. N. Rao, Eds.). Botanical Survey of India.
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  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Ficus microcarpa. Downloaded on 4 October 2026.

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