Ficus mollis

Ficus mollis Vahl, Symb. Bot. 1: 82 1790.(syn. Ficus asinina Buch.-Ham.; Ficus pubescens Heyne ex Roth; Ficus tomentosa Roxb. ex Willd.; Urostigma connivens Miq.; Urostigma obversum Miq.; Urostigma tomentosum (Roxb. ex Willd.) Miq.);

India (Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Bihar, Central and Southern provinces, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh), Sri Lanka 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.

Kathpeepal;

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Ficus- 240417CSS-1 : 5 posts by 2 authors. 5 images.

I have seen a ficus tree in Peddamandyam mandal, Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. Please find attached the pictures.

Unkonwn -1 Would this be ficus mollis? flowersofindia

All photographs are confirmed as Ficus mollis Vahl

Ficus mollis Vahl

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Ficus druacea (Mysore Fig)? – indiantreepix | Google Groups :

Is it Ficus druacea (Mysore Fig) studded in the Bhongir fort, AP. Pictures taken on 6/12/08.

Yes …, I believe it to be Ficus drupacea (stressing on its typical leaf shape)

(I assume there is a spelling error, and that must have been inadvertently copy/pasted in all instances ).

If you have taken the pic in Bhongir fort then it is definitely not F.drupacea! The leaf is not clear in the pic. Most probably it may be F.mollis.

I found these pictures of Ficus mollis at cefe.cnrs.jpg &

Ficus drupacea at cefe.cnrs.jpg & figweb
From the above two, I think my species is Ficus mollis.

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Gomphrena serrata? – indiantreepix | Google Groups (mixed thread): 2 correct images as above.
here are another 2 images of Ficus mollis.

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Ficus mollis? – indiantreepix | Google Groups : 4 images.
Ficus mollis (?) in Keesaraguda, AP on 21/6/09. It appears to be an old & big tree.

Yes … your plant is Ficus mollis

yes it is found in Hoshangabad and almost in entire M.P.

Mostly it on the rocks or on hill slopes

Is it also Ficus mollis?
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20p?see=I_PAO6139&res=640
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20p?see=I_PAO6130&res=640

It seems so as it appears same as in my pictures.

Thanks … It is known as Kathpeepal कठपीपल in my state and this tree is worshiped.I am forwarding more images.
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20p?see=I_PAO5623&res=640
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20p?see=I_PAO5624&res=640
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20p?see=I_PAO5627&res=640

i wonder, if there are book on indian trees containing legends, myths, origin how they came to earth, like the one of Parijatak.

wud be very glad to know more on such books, possibly in marathi, hindi or english. Read “Brahmas Hair” already.

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