Bark
The bark of the trunk is thornless and greenish-gray with a blaze yellow reflection, with a smooth texture. It exudes a milky white latex exudate profusely.
Ficus amplissima
Syn. Ficus indica
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
(LC)
Local name
- Indian Bat Tree (English)
- Pipri (Hindi)
- Parkati (Sanskrit)
Tree type
Evergreen
Deciduous
Family: Moraceae
25m
Indicated uses
Medicinal
Edible
Ornamental
Avenue
Other
Flowering & fruiting
Flowering
Fruiting
Key characters
Leaves
Broadly ovate-elliptic to ovate-oblong, 5–14 × 2.5–9 cm, with entire margins, blunt or pointed tips and 1.5–5 cm stalks.
Flower
Minute, enclosed within sessile, globose to depressed-globose syconia; plant monoecious, bearing male and female flowers within the same fig.
Fruit / Seeds
The fruits are small stalkless figs 1–1.5 cm in diameter, light green initially, ripening to red or purple.
Did you know?
It is popular among Asian bonsai enthusiasts for its flexible branches, smooth grey bark and striking roots that naturally embrace rocks and containers.
Distribution
Maldives, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam