Ficus tinctoria subsp. gibbosa (Blume) Corner

 
  • Family : MORACEAE
    (Mulberry Or Fig Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJEER FAMILY (अंजीर फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Moraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ficus gibbosa var. cuspidifera (Miq.) King; Ficus gibbosa var. parasitica (J. Koenig ex Willd.) King.; Ficus tinctoria subsp. parasitica (Willd.) Corner; Ficus gibbosa Blume var. parasitica (Koenig ex Willd.) King; Ficus parasitica Koenig ex Willd.; Ficus gibbosa Blume
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ficus tinctoria subsp. gibbosa (Blume) Corner
  • Vernacular name :
    • Gudumitte mara (Kannada)
    • Itthi, Kallathi, Kallithi (Malayalam)
    • Kalatthi (Tamil)
    • Kortosani, Jirang, Jhori, Jhirang (Oria)
    • Koda juvvi, Tella-barimika, Pakki (Telugu)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical moist deciduous forests, Tropical semi-evergreen forests
  • Key identification features : Climbing bushy shrub or small free-standing tree up to 8 m tall, hemi-epiphytic, embracing the trunks of host plants forming network of branches or creeping along old walls, wells and rocks. Aerial roots absent or few; dioecious. Fig globose-subglobose or pyriform, appears in pairs, solitary or umbellate fascicles, grren turning to yellow to orange when ripe.
  • Flower, Fruit : December-May
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Throughout Andhra Pradesh
    • Karnataka : Ballari district, Chikkamagaluru district, Chitradurga district, Hassan district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Kolar district, Mysuru district, Shivamogga district, Udupi district, Dakshina Kannada district, Uttara Kannada district, Belagavi district, Dharwad district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Odisha : Throughout Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : Throughout Tamil Nadu
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Subansiri, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands, East-West road in Great Nicobar Island
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan District
    • 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
    • J. V Sudhakar , N. Chandramohan Reddy and G. V. S. Murthy (2017). Figs of Eastern Ghats, India. Pragati Offset Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad. pp.89.
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 395
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 402
    • 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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