Antiaris toxicaria subsp. macrophylla (F.L.Bauer) C.C.Berg

 
  • Family : MORACEAE
    (Mulberry Or Fig Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJEER FAMILY (अंजीर फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Moraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Antiaris macrophylla F.L.Bauer; Antiaris toxicaria var. macrophylla (F.L.Bauer) Corner; Antiaris bennettii Seem.; Ipo bennettii Kuntze; Ipo innoxia Kuntze; Ipo macrophylla Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Antiaris toxicaria subsp. macrophylla (F.L.Bauer) C.C.Berg
  • Habit : Shrub or Tree
  • Key identification features : Stem deciduous, remains leafless; Bark exudate present, turns pale brown on exposure, dries to dark brown or nearly black, outer blaze shows white granular stripes, lenticels arranged in vertical lines; Leaves 7–17 × 3–8 cm, petioles and twigs produce milky exudate, stipules 0.3-0.8cm; Male flowers receptacle flat or convex, 7–12 mm in diameter, tepals hairy, obtriangular, about 2 mm long, forming a hood over anthers, anthers white, sessile or nearly sessile, about 1.5 mm long; Female flowers subtended by numerous bracts, style branches or stigmas recurved; Infructescence variable, about 4 × 2 cm; Seeds cotyledons thick, fleshy, nearly equal in size, radicle very short.
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : South Andaman, Tushnabad, Long Island
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Australia, Bismarck Archipelago, India, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, New Guinea, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Lesser Sunda Islands to SW. Pacific
  • Literature :
    • Dash, S. S., & Mao, A. A. (Eds.). (2018). Flowering Plants of India: An Annotated Checklist-Dicotyledons Volume II. Director, Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Antiaris toxicaria subsp. macrophylla
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Antiaris toxicaria subsp. macrophylla. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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