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 benjamina L. |
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Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Ficus haematocarpa, Urostigma benjaminum | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Benjamin's fig, Ficus tree | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Weeping Fig, Golden Fig, Benjamin,s Fig | Flowering Period | Oct-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Khongnang Bot | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Nut |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit round nut small yellowish to orange when fully ripe |
| Habitat | Occurs in parks and other urban situations such as wide roads often cultivated. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Burma, China and Malaysia | Bark Details | Light-grey young twigs slender, brownish and glabrous |
| 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 a tree reaching 30 metres (98 ft) tall in natural conditions, with gracefully drooping branchlets and glossy leaves 6–13 cm (2–5 in) oval with an acuminate tip | Leaf Details | Leaves 8-10cm long with acuminate tip, petiole 1 cm long |
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