Ficus stricta (Miq.) Miq.

 
  • Family : MORACEAE
    (Mulberry Or Fig Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJEER FAMILY (अंजीर फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Moraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Urostigma strictum Miq.; Ficus microcarpa var. eubracteata Corner
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ficus stricta (Miq.) Miq.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Tree, 15-20m tall, branches often produce aerial roots, branchlets straight, dull yellowish-brown; Bark grey, smooth; Stipules lanceolate, 1.5-2.5cm long, membranous, glabrous; Leaves oblong to broadly ovate, 4–12(–15) cm long × 3–6(–7) cm broad, glabrous, base rounded to broadly cuneate, margin entire, apex acuminate to mucronate, petiole robust, 0.9-1.8cm long, glabrous; Inflorescence axillary on leafy branchlets, paired or sometimes solitary, globose to oblong, 1.5-1.8cm diameter, yellow when mature, surface smooth, sessile, apical pore lip-like; Bracts 3, small, involucral bracts broadly ovate, 3–10 × 3–13 mm, persistent, conspicuous; Male flowers: few, sessile, calyx 3 lobes, stamen 1, filament shorter than anther, anther cordate; Gall flowers sessile or pedicellate, calyx lobes united, 4-lobed at apex, ovary smooth, style short, somewhat lateral; Female flowers:calyx 4, style long; Fruit achene, sparsely tuberculate.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-August
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Native : Andaman Islands, China, India, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : China (SW. & S. Yunnan) to Andaman Islands and W. Malesia
  • 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=Ficus stricta
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Ficus stricta. Downloaded on 4 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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