Ficus middletonii Chantaras.

 
  • Family : MORACEAE
    (Mulberry Or Fig Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJEER FAMILY (अंजीर फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Moraceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ficus middletonii Chantaras.
  • Common name : Ostiole fig
  • Vernacular name :
    • Athi (Tamil)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Scrub, on limestone rocks
  • Key identification features : Tree, 10–20 meters tall; Branches drying brown, with persistent periderm; Twigs leafy, 1.5-3(-5)mm thick, surface glabrous to puberulous; Leaves, articulate, ovate, 5-10 * 2.5-6.5 cm, subcoriaceous, apex acute to acuminate with blunt acumen, base subcordate to obtuse or rounded; Petiole 1.5–5(–9.5) cm long, glabrous or puberulous, epidermis persistent; Stipules 0.6–1 cm long, white puberulous to tomentose, persistent at shoot apex, forming a terminal bud; Inflorescence syconia, axillary or on upto 4mm long spurs on older wood, in pairs or solitary, subsessile or with peduncle upto 1.5mm long, puberulous to tomentose; Basal bracts 1–1.5 mm long, covering only the base of the receptacle, puberulous to tomentose or villose, margin usually ciliate, persistent; Receptacle subglobose, 0.5–0.8 cm in diameter when dry, glabrous or minutely puberulous, cream to orange at maturity, apex convex; Ostiole about 2mm diameter, upper ostiolar bracts glabrous or minutely puberulous, margin ciliate, internal hairs present; Flowers unisexual, Staminate flowers: near ostiole, sessile or pedicellate, tepals 3–4, ovate or lanceolate, free or sometimes connate at base, reddish brown, Pistallate flowers: sessile or pedicellate, tepals 3–4, ovate or lanceolate, free, reddish brown, ovary reddish brown; Fruit fig.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-August
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru Urban district, Bengaluru Rural district
    • Tamil Nadu : Dharmapuri district, Salem district, Tirunelveli district, Tiruvannamalai district, Coimbatore district
  • Native : India, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : S. India, Thailand
  • Literature :
    • Narasimhan, D. & Irwin, Sheeba. (2021). Flowering Plants of Tamil Nadu: A Compendium.
    • Chantarasuwan, Bhanumas. (2013). A Revision of Ficus Subsection Urostigma (Moraceae). Systematic Botany. 38. 653–686. 10.1600/036364413X670241.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ficus middletonii
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Ficus middletonii. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

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