Statue of Unity – Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat Rain Forest Ektanagar

Ficus drupacea

Syn. Ficus mysorensis

IUCN Red List Least Concern (LC)

Local name

  • Mysore Fig (English)
  • Burali-wad (Marathi)
  • Sonnai-ala (Tamil)

Tree type

Evergreen Deciduous
Family: Moraceae
25m

Indicated uses

Medicinal Edible Ornamental Avenue Other

Flowering & fruiting

Flowering Fruiting

Key characters

Ficus drupacea bark

Bark

Grey to grey-brown, generally smooth to slightly rough; young branches may be hairy. The plant exudes abundant white latex when injured.

Ficus drupacea leaves

Leaves

Leaves and the stalk are densely covered with yellowish brown velvety hairs.

Ficus drupacea flower

Flower

Flowers are minute and unisexual, enclosed inside the syconium (fig). Male, female and gall flowers occur within the same fig.

Ficus drupacea fruit / seeds

Fruit / Seeds

Figs are large, conic-ellipsoid, densely covered with brownish yellow hairs (when young). When ripe, the figs turn orange.

Ficus drupacea

Did you know?

In seasonal forests, this usually evergreen tree may shed all its leaves during fruiting, displaying thousands of bright orange-red figs across its crown.

Distribution

World map showing distribution

China (S. Yunnan, Guangdong) to Tropical Asia and N. Queensland