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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));
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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;
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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;
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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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Receptacles (figs) 2-6 together on short tubercles (on a thickened common stalk) in the axis of present or fallen leaves. Leaves coriaceous (leathery when mature) very glossy above. Leaves oval in shape, acuminate apex and round base, 3-5 ribbed. Figs whitish-yellow and dotted when ripe..……Ficus tjakela
Receptacles (figs) axillary pairs not on tubercles. Leaves membranous (not leathery) hardly glossy. Leaves ovate-oblong ovate. apex slightly acuminated and base rounded or subcordate, 3 ribbed. Fig whitish flushed with red and dotted when ripe….……Ficus infectoria (syn. of Ficus virens Aiton) .
.     Kindly identify this Ficus sp (Moraceae) Habit: Tree Habitat: Wild, Evergreen forest Sighting: Kempuhole, Shirady Ghat, Sakaleshpur, Karnataka, about 800 msl Date: 18-02-2016 Images represent – leaves glabrous, alternate, acuminate, petioles more than 2cm, peduncle 0-5mm long, figs in pairs.
Ficus virens for validation :: Mumbai :: ARKMAR-01- Set 2 : 1 post by 1 author. Only Set 2 looks like Ficus virens.
Ficus for ID :: Devgad, Konkan :: May 2017 – ARKMAY04 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)
Saw this Ficus at Devgad, Konkan, MH in May 2017. Requested to please provide ID. It seems to be Ficus virens Thanks … for the ID. I guessed as much. A strangling fig or banyan fig. Deciduous; leafless for about a week in September, October or November.
Lenticels often in horizontal lines. Bark exudate rapid and copious.
Stipules about 0.5-1.5 cm long. Petiole with two ridges and three grooves on the upper surface. Leaf blades about 8-19 x 3.5-9 cm. Small oil dots visible with a lens, more conspicuous on the upper than on the lower surface of the leaf blade. Petiole producing a fairly clear watery to slightly watery-milky exudate.
Male flowers produced around the ostiole. In the female flower, the stigma linear, lateral and tuberculate. Bracts at the base of the fig, three, persistent. Lateral bracts not present on the outside of the fig body.
Figs sessile or pedunculate, peduncles up to 6 mm long, figs +/- globular, depressed globular or pyriform, about 8-13 x 7-12 mm. Orifice closed by interlocking apical and internal bracts.
(Ref.: Factsheet)
More A strangling fig or banyan fig. Deciduous; leafless for about a week in September, October or November.
Lenticels often in horizontal lines. Bark exudate rapid and copious.
Stipules about 0.5-1.5 cm long. Petiole with two ridges and three grooves on the upper surface. Leaf blades about 8-19 x 3.5-9 cm. Small oil dots visible with a lens, more conspicuous on the upper than on the lower surface of the leaf blade. Petiole producing a fairly clear watery to slightly watery-milky exudate.
Male flowers produced around the ostiole. In the female flower, the stigma linear, lateral and tuberculate. Bracts at the base of the fig, three, persistent. Lateral bracts not present on the outside of the fig body.
Figs sessile or pedunculate, peduncles up to 6 mm long, figs +/- globular, depressed globular or pyriform, about 8-13 x 7-12 mm. Orifice closed by interlocking apical and internal bracts.
(Ref.: Factsheet)
More 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.
ID-17062012-PR-2: … looks like the white fig … Ficus virens. Not certain. I too think that this is F. virens
Ficus virens : Attachments (2). 1 post by 1 author.
ID help needed – ganeshgudi – Is this a Ficus Tsjahela? : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4). Ficus virens, to me Thanks …
Ficus cunninghamii : Moraceae : Lalbagh,Bangalore : AK-23 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5). It may be Ficus amplissima Smith (= Ficus tsiela Roxb) or Ficus tsjakela Burm.f., but this tree is wild, frequent around Bangalore and lofty Ficus tsjakela Burm.f. It looks more like Ficus virens. Our member, … from Bangalore who has covered all the trees in Lalbagh has suggested Ficus virens var. virens Aiton, Mountain Fig Tree.
It could be Ficus virens Aiton var. virens, on searching.
Please correct me if wrong. The photographs identified and confirmed as Ficus virens Aiton
Ficus tree for identification :: 010115 :: MK002 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments(7). Please help me in identification of this Ficus tree. Hardly had any prop-roots.
Fruit: c.1.5 cm across
Leaf: 10-15 cm long
Location: Coimbatore District, TN
Alt.: 750 m asl
Date: 01 Nov 2014 Ficus virens
Anshi Ghat :: Ficus virens :: DVFEB21/54 : 1 post by 1 author. 2 images.
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 is it Ficus lacor.. it is mentioned as F.virens and white fig.. plz identify
Ficus virens. I think this is Ficus virens Aiton., because Ficus lacor Buch.-Ham. has a natural distribution in Kumaon eastward to southern Hills. it is not F.lacor.
Ficus for ID : 300411 : AK-3: i guess Ficus virens var. wightiana Ficus virens Aiton
Synonyms:
Ficus virens var. glabella (Blume) Corner
Ficus virens var. sublanceolata (Miq.) Corner
Ficus virens var. wightiana (Miq.) Chithra
Tree for Id-130512- NS2: Any chance for Ficus infectoria? … not confident, Ficus virens, the white fig … thus agreeing with … thought of Ficus infectoria (synonym of F. virens). Ficus virens Aiton
(=F. virens Ait. var. virens as per Flora of Maharashtra State Vol 2)
(=F. infectoria Roxb. – in Indian context; actually this is illegitimate name for F. lacor found in Southeast Asia)
(=F. infectoria (Miq.) Miq.)
Ficus Tree for ID : Muscat : 30JUN16 : AK-51 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6) The photographs are identified as Ficus virens Aiton. It is highly variable species.
Ficus virens FOR VALIDATION :: Bhagamandala – Thalacauvery Road :: 22 FEB 2017 : 3 posts by 2 authors. 4 images. Bhagamandala – Thalacauvery Road Karnataka
Date: 22 FEB 2017 … Altitude range: ~ 907 – 1122 m (2976 – 3683 ft) asl
Ficus ¿ virens ? (Roth) Steud. … (family: Moraceae) Yes, …, this is Ficus virens
Pilkhan or Pakur (Ficus virens syn. Ficus infectoria): I thought of replying to this. This is Ficus rumphii!!! I think Ficus virens Aiton only as per images herein.
Ficus for ID : 02092013: RV 1 : Attachments (3). 7 posts by 6 authors. My guess is Ficus virens I was with … The tree is big The leaves are large, broad ovate, with long petiole [7cm]
Lamina about 21 cm long,10cm broad.
from the illustation in flora of Maharashtra [vol four B page 371 ] by Almeida
it seems to be Ficus procera var crassiramea
please confirm I endorse … ID – Ficus virens ficus virens Ficus virens for me also…. however, if you can locate its fruits and they are without any stalk (attached directly to the branch) and if the bark is somewhat greenish then it is Ficus amplissima. however, from the clicks it surely is Ficus virens. Thank you all for the possible ID……
Tree For ID : Jim Corbett,Uttarakhand : 250614 : AK-50 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1). This is a species of Ficus possibly Pimpri [F.amplissima]. It looks like Ficus virens Thanks for the id of this tree which seems like Ficus species.
Hope to get the Species id solved between F. amplissima and F. virens.
. Ficus virens in FOI : 4 posts by 2 authors.
I am having doubts about … image with figs in Ficus virens in FOI. Pl. see /species/m—z/m/moraceae/ficus/ficus-virens.
Pl. check.
Thanks for raising a doubt. Please compare with the image here:
Biotik and other images here: Biotik I am not convinced. Are they (all images) from the same plant & time ?
Too me texture, thickness, venation etc. look different in image with figs.
This is Ficus virens, most planted species in Delhi. In Maharashtra it is called as Ambapayar (Fig tree with leaves like mango leaves). With different climates and habitats, fig colour varies when immature (Green, Red, White, Dark Purple).
Tree for id pl. The tree was surrounded by climbers and it’s difficult to differentiate between the ieaves. But looks like some Ficus sp.
Location – Wayanad ( Kerala) Date – November 2018 This should be Ficus virens. Thanks … I will check the details on web.
Fruiting tree for ID – Madhuca species – efloraofindia | Google Groups . Ficus from Talakona -3: 3 images.
Taken in the month of Feb in Talakona forests on the way to the waterfalls. Ficus virens .      Ficus from Talakona hills: 5 images. Found in Talakona hills of S.V. Biosphere reserve, Eastern ghats AP.
26 FEB
id please Ficus virens I was guessing so … Young hairy fruits! Thanks, … for the id. Yes, appears close images at Ficus virens Fig are pubescent (hairy) but this is Ficus virens Aiton identified as a variety F. virens var. wightiana (Miq.) Chithra) from peninsular India. . Ficus from Talakona hills: 3 images. Ficus virens only This is Ficus virens W. T. Aiton . Request Species id Ficus Mhow, Indore, MP: 1 image.
From my archives. Apr 13, 2012
Kalakund, Mhow Tehsil, Indore district, MP
Migrant Rosy Starlings enjoying the figs.
Is this Ficus virens? Resembles vires, but need more details, Pl. send a high resolution image to check the details. . Ficus for Id_ Terdi_Ratnagiri: 3 images. Ficus tree was observed in a riverine habitat at Terdi, Ratnagiri District, Maharashtra.
I could not ascertain tree height in the ungrowth.
Habitat- Wild
Month of observation- June 2020
Please help in id.
Ficus tinctoria G.Forst. ?? I think different from tinctoria …, ant varieties are there like this, Ficus virens most likely 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. Or possibly that fruit is from another plant.. leaves were different from F racemosa and fruits were not growing near the tree trunk. There were many such fruits (as in photograph)
…, It didn’t look like F.tinctoria either. 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. do you have any more images of this plant to share? Unfortunately I have these three pics only.
Will be visiting that forest area again this year. Will capture more photos and get back to you all. That will lead final ID ma’am, We will wait for your posts, Looking forward to additional images. . Jaipur – Ficus Virens/Pilkhan/Paakad?: 3 images. Seems to be Pilkhan (Ficus virens). .
I could not find a match as per comparative images at
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/01/ficus/ What are the species listed in your area? Ficus albipila (Miq.) King ? 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 But it looks different as per images at Ficus lacor Yes Bro It may be somewhat possible as per POWO specimen and GBIF specimen, but I am not sure. But it looks different from net images (if these are correct):
https://ayushvedah.com/druginfo.php?drugid=521&info=uses https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/ficus-lacor-buch-tree-1116022121 I am unable to find the description on the net, to check further.
Maybe the experts help us in confirming or otherwise. 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. Can we get some description about this species from anywhere? I think Ficus virens var. lambertiana….. I could not find any description for this on the net.
. Moraceae: Ficus concinna (Miq.) Miq.: 1 image.
synonym: Ficus lacor Buch.-Ham. location/date: Tarubanda village, Melghat Wildlife Sanctuary, Amravati Distr., Maharashtra, November 1994 This looks different from images at
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:852645-1 https://efloraofindia.com/2023/04/26/ficus-concinna/ https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:853069-1 It may be Ficus virens as per images at
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/01/ficus-virens/ Plant ID: Ficus virens Aiton . Regarding the identification of the Ficus sp. collected from Balangiri Odisha: 4 high res. images. Ficus virens Aiton . Please check ! . Regarding identification of the Ficus sp. collected from Bolangiri, Odisha: 4 high res. images. Ficus rumphii ? I think more closer to images at https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/01/ficus-virens/
rather than those at https://efloraofindia.com/2012/04/26/ficus-rumphii-1/
Leaf flushing in Ficus virens Aiton; Hort. Kew. 3: 451 (1789) . Regarding identification of the figs collected from Raygada Odisha on March 24: 4 high res. images. Ficus rumphii Blume ! Or can it be I guess Ficus virens Aiton looks good ! . Regarding identification of the species collected from Gajapati on April 24: 4 high res. images. Please check Ficus ! Pl. check Looks good to me ! I think we should get opinions from the experts ! .     280125PKD2: Regarding identification of the species collected from Khurda Odisha on January 2k25: 4 high res. images. Ficus hispida L.fil. ?? I do not think so. Fig are pubescent (hairy) should be Ficus virens Aiton (= F. virens var. wightiana), can be seen in Kanha Tiger Reserve (Madhya Pradesh) and common in Eastern Ghats. . 260525PKD1: I’d pls collected from Ganjam Odisha on May 2025: 5 high res. images. Ficus arnottiana (Miq.) Miq. ?? Yes, appears close to images at
https://efloraofindia.com/efi/ficus-arnottiana/ No … its not Ficus arnottiana! This should be Ficus virens Aiton . FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Ficus virens Aiton ? :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 28, 2026 · 12:56 PM IST: 9 images. FOR VALIDATION ::
¿ Ficus virens Aiton ? The Nilgiris :: Jan 28, 2026 · 12:56 PM IST
along Ooty – Ebbanad road, about 1755 m asl Looks like but not sure ? rumphii ?? We can safely overrule F. rumphii – the leaf shape is that of F. religiosa OR F. arnottiana.
I wanted to know whether the posted plant could be Ficus lacor Buch.-Ham..which is quite close to F, virens but has hairy figs. My posted plant does have slightly tomentose figs, and may develop more of hairiness as it matures and ripens. Ficus lacor has not reported from Tamil Nadu in India; distributed in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, MP, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. . Ficus virens Aiton :: The Nilgiris :: Feb 1, 2026 · 10:29 AM IST: 7 images. Ficus virens Aiton
The Nilgiris :: Feb 1, 2026 · 10:29 AM IST
Marappalam, about 1205 m asl . FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Ficus nervosa Roth ? :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 31, 2026 · 5.03 PM IST: 8 images. FOR VALIDATION ::
¿ Ficus nervosa Roth ? The Nilgiris :: Jan 31, 2026 · 5.03 PM IST
Marappalam, about 1363 m asl This should be Ficus virens. . FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Ficus virens Aiton ? :: The Nilgiris :: Feb 1, 2026 · 11:21 AM IST: 6 images. FOR VALIDATION ::
¿ Ficus virens Aiton ? The Nilgiris :: Feb 1, 2026 · 11:21 AM IST
Marappalam, about 1163 m asl . Ficus virens Aiton :: Kalsubai Harishchandragad WLS :: Apr 6, 2026 · 7:49 AM IST: 7 images. Ficus virens Aiton
Kalsubai Harishchandragad WLS :: Apr 6, 2026 · 7:49 AM IST
Kothale, Akole, Ahilyanagar, average altitude 600 m asl . FOR VALIDATION ::
¿ Ficus virens Aiton ? Kalsubai Harishchandragad WLS :: Apr 6, 2026 · 11:49 AM IST
Kothale, Akole, Ahilyanagar, average altitude 600 m asl I guess the ID is good. . 070626pkd1: Id pls collected from Khurda Odisha on June 2026: 4 high res. images. Ficus virens Aiton In my observation, this appears to be Ficus virens. This species exhibits diverse growth patterns influenced by climate and environment, showcasing variations in leaf shape and peduncle length, unlike others. .
FOR VALIDATION ::
¿ Ficus nervosa Roth ? Kalsubai Harishchandragad WLS :: Apr 6, 2026 · 10:48 AM IST
Kothale, Akole, Ahilyanagar, average altitude 600 m asl Species in attached photos should be Ficus virens. . References:
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