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

Ficus maclellandii

Syn. Ficus thorelii

IUCN Red List Least Concern (LC)

Local name

  • Long-leaved Fig (English)

Tree type

Evergreen Deciduous
Family: Moraceae
08m

Indicated uses

Medicinal Edible Ornamental Avenue Other

Flowering & fruiting

Flowering Fruiting

Key characters

Ficus maclellandii bark

Bark

Grey to grey-brown, relatively smooth; produces milky latex when injured.

Ficus maclellandii leaves

Leaves

Simple, alternate, narrow-lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, glossy green, with a long-pointed tip; characteristic long, narrow leaves.

Ficus maclellandii flower

Flower

Flowers enclosed within the syconium (fig).

Ficus maclellandii fruit / seeds

Fruit / Seeds

Small, rounded to ovoid syconia, green becoming yellowish/reddish or dark at maturity. Numerous tiny seeds enclosed within the fig.

Ficus maclellandii

Did you know?

The species maclellandii honours Dr. John McClelland (1805–1883), a British physician, geologist and plant collector who documented India’s and Myanmar’s natural history.

Distribution

World map showing distribution

Assam to China (Yunnan) and Peninsula Malaysia (Kedah)