Ficus semicordata

Drooping fig
F. semicordata (Nepali: Khanayo) in the Panchkhal valley
figs
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species: F. semicordata
Binomial name
Ficus semicordata
Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.
Synonyms
  • F. conglomerata Roxb.
  • F. cunia Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.
  • F. hapalophylla Kurz[1]

The Drooping fig (Ficus semicordata) is a small to medium sized fodder tree of genus Ficus.[2] It bears edible fruit. The figs on the lower part of the leafless branches may develop in leaf litter and humus, and be buried in the surface of the soil, where the seeds germinate. Otherwise birds and other animals distribute the seeds.

References

  1. "Ficus semicordata Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.". The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  2. Ficus semicordata Buch. Ham. ex Sm. and its taxonomy, www.forestrynepal.org
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