Ficus guttata (Wight) Wight ex King, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 1: 167 (1888) (syn: Covellia guttata Wight ; Ficus indica B.Heyne ex Roth; Ficus laevis var. guttata (Wight) Corner);
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SW. India as per POWO;
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Ficus amplocarpa Govind. & Masil. :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 29, 2026 · 1:29 PM IST: 12 images
Naduvattam, about 1724 m asl
I think it should be Ficus guttata as per the publication:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308471209_Identity_of_Ficus_amplocarpa_and_F_guttata_Moraceae_the_two_closely_allied_South_Indian_endemic_species_and_their_conservation_status
I guess it is correct :
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:907468-1
https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/FloraPeninsular/herbsheet.php?id=6089&cat=7
…, I get a feeling that the illustrations of leaves in the publication at ResearchGate link have got interchanged.
F. amplocarpa= leaves broadly ovate to ovate to elliptic, with glabrous to minutely puberulous (which is not clear from photographs), figs globose to sub-globose or obovoid and this is the catch in photos figs are clearly ellipsoid and second leaves are much broad or rounded or cordiform and basal lateral veins elongate to 3/4 the length of the lamina (F. amplocarpa to 1/2 the length) clearly show this should be F. guttata.
Even I doubt photos on POWO for F. amplocarpa are actually of F. guttata.
Please compare :
https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Large-Fruit%20Climbing%20Fig.html.
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/a-e-Ficus-amplocarpa-Govind-Masil-a-Habit-b-Twig-c-Leaves-1-Adaxial-surface_fig1_308471209
Looks like guttata.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69088961 by T R Shankar Raman
This link is already pointed to by … in this thread.
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References:
POWO India Flora Online
Sudhakar, Jana & Murthy, G.V.S.. (2016). Identity of Ficus amplocarpa and F. guttata (Moraceae), the two closely allied South Indian endemic species and their conservation status. 26. 69-73.