Ficus caulocarpa

Ficus caulocarpa (Miq.) Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 268 (1867) (syn: Ficus infectoria var. caulocarpa (Miq.) King ; Ficus virens var. caulocarpa (Miq.) M.R.Almeida ; Urostigma caulocarpum Miq. ; Ficus stipulosa (Miq.) Miq. ; Ficus weinlandii K.Schum. ; Urostigma stipulosum Miq. );
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Central & S. India to Nansei-shoto and New Guinea: Assam, Borneo, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand as per POWO;
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100425PKD1: Id Pls Collected From Mayurbhanja Odisha On April 2025: 4 high res. images.


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Based on morphological characters to the attached photos, it is difficult to confirm exact species but it should be Ficus caulocarpa (Miq.) Miq.
Observations based on attached photos:
1. Leaves are alternate but not distichous, looks spirally arranged,
2. Figs are not cauliflorous,
3. Looks like single wax-gland on leaf,
4. Figs short pedunculate,
5. Osteole of figs slightly raised, not more than 2 mm,
6. Peduncle looks small not more than 10 mm,
7. Fig receptacles not more than 1.5 cm


This should be a new addition to Odisha, since no distribution for Odisha
is mentioned according to GBIF, CoL, WP and FoPI.


 

 

 

 


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References:
POWO  Catalogue of Life  GBIF (High resolution specimens) Flora of China  FOC illustration  eFlora of Thailand  India Flora Online  India Biodiversity Portal  Flora and Fauna web  THE FIGS OF BORNEO

Updated on May 4, 2025

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