Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Moraceae | Genus: Ficus | Species: Ficus auriculata Lour. |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Ficus macrophylla, Ficus roxburghii | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Roxburgh fig, Fagoora, Phagoora, Tiamble, Timla | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Elephant Ear Fig Tree | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Heiba | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | 1000-2100 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruits are pear-shaped and reddish-brown, hanging on peduncles 2.5 cm or longer |
| Habitat | Occurs in moist deciduous forests also in the plains | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Bhutan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand and Vietnam | Bark Details | Bark is gray and smooth |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | It is an evergreen to semi-deciduous, spreading, large shrub or small tree reaching 25 feet tall and as wide with large ova- shaped leaves as large as 15 inches in diameter | Leaf Details | Leaf Blade Suborbicular, Acuminate At Apex, Cordate Or Rounded At Base, Pubescent Beneath, Glabrous Above, Chartaceous, Basal Nerves 6-7, Lateral Nerves 4-5, Tertiary Nerves Transverse And Parallel |
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