Ficus virens

Ficus virens Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 451 1789. (syn. Ficus aegeirophylla (Miq.) Miq.; Ficus ampla Kunth & C.D.Bouché; Ficus apiculata (Miq.) Miq. [Illegitimate]; Ficus carolinensis Warb.; Ficus caulobotrya var. fraseri (Miq.) Miq.; Ficus cunninghamii (Miq.) Miq.; Ficus fraseri (Miq.) F.Muell. [Illegitimate]; Ficus glabella Blume ..; Ficus infectoria (Miq.) Miq. [Illegitimate] ………..; Ficus lambertiana (Miq.) Miq.; Ficus monticola Miq.; Ficus nesophila (Miq.) F.Muell.; Ficus nitentifolia S.Moore; Ficus pilhasi Sm.; Ficus prolixa var. carolinensis (Warb.) Fosberg; Ficus psychotriifolia (Miq.) Miq.; Ficus saxophila var. sublanceolata Miq.; Ficus scandens Buch.-Ham. [Illegitimate]; Ficus syringifolia C.Fraser ex C.Moore [Illegitimate]; Ficus terminalioides Griff.; Ficus terminalis B.Heyne ex Roth; Ficus timorensis Decne.; Ficus timorensis (Miq.) Miq. [Illegitimate]; Ficus virens var. glabella (Blume) Corner …; Ficus wightiana (Miq.) Benth.; Pogonotrophe wightiana Miq. (Unresolved); Urostigma canaliculatum Miq. (Unresolved); Urostigma cunninghamii Miq. (Unresolved); Urostigma fraseri Miq.; Urostigma glabellum Miq. (Unresolved); Urostigma infectorium Miq.; Urostigma lambertiana Miq.; Urostigma moritzianum Miq. (Unresolved); Urostigma nesophilum Miq. (Unresolved); Urostigma psychotriifolium Miq. (Unresolved));

White Fig • Hindi: पिलखन Pilkhan, पाखड़ Pakhad • Manipuri: চিঙ হৈবোঙ Ching Heibong • Marathi: Bassari, Gandhaumbara • Tamil: Kurugatti • Malayalam: ചെരാലാ Cherala • Telugu: Badijuvvi, Jatti • Kannada: Kari-basari, juvvi • Gujarati: પેપરી Pepri • Sanskrit: Plaksa;

India (Throughout up to 1,700 m, also frequently planted), Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Indochina, Japan, Malesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Soloman Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietanm as per Synopsis of the Genus Ficus L. (Moraceae) in India Lal Babu Chaudhary*, Jana Venkata Sudhakar, Anoop Kumar, Omesh Bajpai, Rinkey Tiwari and G. V. S. Murthy-   Taiwania, 57(2): 193-216, 2012;

China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, S-Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Taiwan, Bhutan, India, Sikkim, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, New Guinea, Australia (N-Western Australia: Kimberley, N-Northern Territory, NE-Queensland S to the Macleay R., New South Wales), Java, peninsular Malaysia (widespread), Singapore, Langkawi Isl., Andamans (South Andamans, Middle Andamans), Myanmar [Burma] (Bago, Kachin, Mandalay, Taninthayi, Yangon), Pakistan (Pakistani Punjab), Sumatra, Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, Sumba, Sumbawa, Flores, Timor), Borneo, Palawan, Philippines (Luzon), Sulawesi, Moluccas (Morotai, Tanimbar), New Guinea, Bismarck Arch. (New Britain), Maldives, Micronesia (Yap, Ulithi, Woleai, Truk, Moen, Dublon, ToI, Udot, Uman, Namoluk, Lukunor, Satawan, Nukuoro, Ant, Pohnpei, Pingelap, Kosrae), Nauru, Northern Marianas (Maug, Asuncion, Agrihan, Pagan, Alamagan, Guguan, Sarigan), Palau Isl. (Aulupse?el, Ngeanges, Angaur, Sonsorol), Southern Marianas (Saipan, Tinian, Rota, Guam) as per Catalogue of Life;

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Figs Of Bangalore – RA – Ficus virens var. virens – Mountain Fig Tree: 6 images.

A strangling fig or banyan fig. Deciduous; leafless for about a week in September, October or November.

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I have these names for Ficus virens. Perhaps somebody can give us the correct scripted equivalent. Some may not be correct, perhaps none is but the correct Malayalam must be close to at least one or two.
“Bakri”, “Chakkila”, “Cherala”, “Cherla”, “Chuvannal”, “Itti”, “Jati”.
Incidently I also have these Ficus names that need validation:
കല്ലരയാല്‍ Kallarayal -> Ficus arnottiana (Miq.) Miq.
ഇന്ത്യന്‍ റബ്ബര്‍ Inthyan rabbar -> Ficus elastica Roxb. ex Hornem.
തേരകം Theerakam -> Ficus exasperata Vahl
എരുമനാക്ക്Erumanaakk -> Ficus hispida L.f.
കാട്ടത്തി Kaattaththi -> Ficus hispida L.f.
പാറകം Paarakam -> Ficus hispida L.f.

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ID-17062012-PR-2:
Plants from gujarat
This is Ficus sp
Small tree on rocky terrain

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… looks like the white fig … Ficus virens. Not certain.
Please wait for comments.

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I too think that this is F. virens

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Ficus virens : Attachments (2). 1 post by 1 author.
Ficus virens seedling growing on the trunk of a huge Michelia campaca tree in BR Hills, Karnataka 20 July 2013.

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ID help needed – ganeshgudi – Is this a Ficus Tsjahela? : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4).
Kindly help me with the ID of this ficus tree. I feel its a Tsjahela.
Loaction: ganeshgudi
date: 30-Dec-2013

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Ficus tree for identification :: 010115 :: MK002 :  2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments(7).

Ficus virens

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Anshi Ghat :: Ficus virens :: DVFEB21/54 :  1 post by 1 author. 2 images.
Anshi Ghat … Karnataka
Date: 25 MAY 2013 … Altitude: 340 – 380 m asl
Ficus virens Aiton … (family: Moraceae)

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is it ficus lacor? : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)- 2 Mb each.
photo taken at Byculla zoo at main entrance tree no-244

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Ficus virens.

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I think this is Ficus virens Aiton., because Ficus lacor Buch.-Ham. has a natural distribution in Kumaon eastward to southern Hills.
**F. lacor auct. non Buch.-Ham. is the synonym of F. virens Aiton. However, sometimes (Ghafoor, 1985) F. lacor Buch.-Ham. is treated as conspecific to F. virens Aiton.
Reference: Chaudhary, L.B., Sudhakar, J.V., Kumar, A., Bajpai, O., Tiwari, R. and Murthy, G.V.S., 2012. Synopsis of the Genus Ficus L. (Moraceae) in India. Taiwania, 57(2): 193-216.

Ficus virens Aiton

Synonyms:

Ficus virens var. glabella (Blume) Corner

Ficus virens var. sublanceolata (Miq.) Corner
Ficus virens var. wightiana (Miq.) Chithra

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Tree for Id-130512- NS2:
This medium sized tree was photographed on d way to Mulshi, Pune.
Dated- 4th Sep 11.
Habitat-Wild
Habit- tree , appx height- 18-20 feet
Habitat- wild
Leaves- Stalked, Ovate,Glossy dark green above and a little lighter below, 8-15 cm long.
Fruits- Stalked,green, abt 1.5 -2 cm diameter.

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Any chance for Ficus infectoria?

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… not confident, Ficus virens, the white fig … thus agreeing with … thought of Ficus infectoria (synonym of F. virens).
To be validated.

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Ficus Tree for ID : Muscat : 30JUN16 : AK-51 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6)
Ficus tree with tender fruits seen on 25th June,16.
For Species id please.

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The photographs are identified as Ficus virens Aiton. It is highly variable species.

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Ficus virens FOR VALIDATION :: Bhagamandala – Thalacauvery Road :: 22 FEB 2017 : 3 posts by 2 authors. 4 images.

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Yes, …, this is Ficus virens

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Ficus virens in FOI : 4 posts by 2 authors.

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Thanks for raising a doubt. Please compare with the image here:
Biotik
and other images here:
Biotik

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Ficus from Talakona -3: 3 images.
Taken in the month of Feb in Talakona forests on the way to the waterfalls.

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Ficus virens

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Ficus from Talakona hills: 5 images.

Ficus virens

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I was guessing so …  Young hairy fruits!

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Thanks, … for the id. Yes, appears close images at Ficus virens

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Fig are pubescent (hairy) but this is Ficus virens Aiton identified as a variety F. virens var. wightiana (Miq.) Chithra) from peninsular India.

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Ficus from Talakona hills: 3 images.
Found this tree in Talakona forest, Chittor dt. AP on the way to falls.
Feb.

Ficus virens only

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This is Ficus virens W. T. Aiton

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Request Species id Ficus Mhow, Indore, MP: 1 image.
From my archives.

Resembles vires, but need more details,

Pl. send a high resolution image to check the details.

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Ficus for Id_ Terdi_Ratnagiri: 3 images.

Ficus tinctoria G.Forst. ??

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I think different from tinctoria …, ant varieties are there like this,

Ficus virens most likely

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Actually the leaves resemble F. racemosa, but the single fig on the end of a twig is mysterious. Ficus racemosa often have these kinds of insect galls.

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Or possibly that fruit is from another plant..

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This should be Ficus virens W. T. Aiton (F. virens var. virens), this is a dynamic species behaves differently in various habitats, I think for this plant fruiting was at an end.
As per my view leaf arrangements in F. virens are similar to Madhuca sp. and Terminalia bellirica clustering on branch tips.

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do you have any more images of this plant to share?

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That will lead final ID ma’am, We will wait for your posts,

Looking forward to additional images.

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Jaipur – Ficus Virens/Pilkhan/Paakad?: 3 images.
Landscape park in Mansarovar, Jaipur.
Are they Ficus Virens?

Seems to be Pilkhan (Ficus virens).

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Regarding the Identification of Ficus sp.: 6 images.
Collected from Bolangir Odisha December 2022

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Ficus albipila (Miq.) King ?

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I think it does not have distribution in the area as per IBP and FoPI and Synopsis of the Genus Ficus L. (Moraceae) in India Lal Babu Chaudhary*, Jana Venkata Sudhakar, Anoop Kumar, Omesh Bajpai, Rinkey Tiwari and G. V. S. Murthy- Taiwania, 57(2): 193-216, 2012.

Seems Ficus glomerata

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But it looks different as per images at
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/01/ficus-racemosa/

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Ficus lacor

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Yes Bro

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It may be somewhat possible as per POWO specimen and GBIF specimen, but I am not sure.

I think it is Ficus lacor, although as you say there is little documentation to go on and some of the images online are possibly wrong. Leaves are like Ficus virens and figs are tomentose. I have found a very few in northern western ghats, maybe less than 10 individuals. The habit is also similar to Ficus virens.

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Can we get some description about this species from anywhere?

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I think Ficus virens var. lambertiana…..

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I could not find any description for this on the net.
However, specimens are available in GBIF (three- no figs seen) and FoPI (one- with fig- This being low resolution, it is difficult to see the details of the hairiness of the figs).
If some description is there, it will help.

I found many plants in many part of Madhya Pradesh. This plant is shown as F. lambertiana by Pradip Krishen in his book JUNGLE TREES OF CENTRAL INDIA. many literater shown it is a syn of Ficus virens. I am attaching the photocopy of the page of  Pradip Krishen book and my one pic.

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Details from Pradip Kishan’s book are attached..

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Moraceae: Ficus concinna (Miq.) Miq.: 1 image.
synonym: Ficus lacor Buch.-Ham.
location/date: Tarubanda village, Melghat Wildlife Sanctuary, Amravati Distr., Maharashtra, November 1994

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Plant ID: Ficus virens Aiton
F. concinna not reported in Maharashtra State, leaves are looking thinly coriaceous, clustered at the end of branch.

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Regarding the identification of the Ficus sp. collected from Balangiri Odisha: 4 high res. images.

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Ficus virens Aiton . Please check !

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Regarding identification of the Ficus sp. collected from Bolangiri, Odisha: 4 high res. images.

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Ficus rumphii ?

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Leaf flushing in Ficus virens Aiton; Hort. Kew. 3: 451 (1789)

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Regarding identification of the figs collected from Raygada Odisha on March 24: 4 high res. images.

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Ficus rumphii Blume !

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Or can it be
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/01/ficus-virens/?

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I guess Ficus virens Aiton looks good !

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Regarding identification of the species collected from Gajapati on April 24: 4 high res. images.

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Please check Ficus !

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Pl. check
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/01/ficus-virens/

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Looks good to me ! I think we should get opinions from the experts !

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References:

POWO  Catalogue of Life  The Plant List  Factsheet  Ficus virens – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  Ficus virens – White Fig