Ficus septica Burm.f.

 
  • Family : MORACEAE
    (Mulberry Or Fig Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJEER FAMILY (अंजीर फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Moraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Covellia leucantatoma (Poir.) Miq.; Covellia leucopleura (Blume) Miq.; Covellia radiata (Decne.) Miq.; Covellia rapiformis (Roxb.) Miq.; Covellia stictocarpa Miq.; Covellia venosa Miq.; Cystogyne leucosticta (Spreng.) Gasp.; Ficus brunnea Merr.; Ficus casearia F.Muell. ex Benth.; Ficus didymophylla Warb.; Ficus eburnea W.Bull; Ficus geminifolia Miq.; Ficus hauilii Blanco; Ficus kaukauensis Hayata; Ficus laccifera Blanco; Ficus laxiramea Elmer; Ficus leucantatoma Poir.; Ficus leucopleura Blume; Ficus leucosticta Spreng.; Ficus leucotoma Roem. & Schult.; Ficus linearis Merr.; Ficus oldhamii Hance; Ficus paludosa Perr.; Ficus philippense Hérincq; Ficus radiata Decne.; Ficus rapiformis Roxb.; Ficus septica var. cauliflora Corner; Ficus septica var. salicifolia Corner; Ficus stictocarpa (Miq.) Miq.; Ficus venosa Willd.; Ficus verrucosa Vahl.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ficus septica Burm.f.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Mangroves
  • Key identification features : Leaves simple, alternate, elliptic to oblong, leathery, margin entire, leaf base rounded to slightly heart-shaped; Inflorescence is syconium; Flowers unisexual; Fruit small, round fig, yellowish when ripe.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-September
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Thane district
  • Native : Australia, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Philippines, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Vanuatu
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Nansei-shoto to Malesia and Vanuatu
  • Literature :
    • Photographs of Dinesh Valke
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ficus septica
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Ficus septica. Downloaded on 4 October 2026.

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India Distribution

World Distribution

GBIF Distribution
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