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 semicordata Buch.-Ham. ex Sm. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Ficus cunia Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb., Ficus conglomerata | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Flower Type | Solitary | |
| English / Trade Name | Drooping Fig | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | 600-1900 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit achenes broadly ovoid, apically slightly concave on one side with small tubercles |
| Habitat | Occurs in forest margins, valleys and along trails | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Bhutan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sikkim, Thailand and Vietnam | Bark Details | Bark is dark-grey, young twigs covered with white or pale-brownish short hairs |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Trees 3-10 m tall, d.b.h. 15-25 cm, crown flat, spreading and umbrellalike | Leaf Details | Leaves are carried on 1-1.5 cm long stalks, leaf blade is variable, Mostly Ellipticto Oblong, anceshaped, 10-30 cm long, 5-10 cm broad base highly unequal-sided with a 3.4-nerved rounded large lower lobe overlapping the stalk |
