Usually a hemi epiphyte i.e. usually young plants are epiphytic and later when the roots come in contact with the ground the it encircles the host tree often resulting in death of host tree.
Ficus tinctoria gibbosa (Bl.) Corner
🗒 Synonyms
synonym | Ficus ampelas Koen. ex Roxb. |
synonym | Ficus angulata Miq. |
synonym | Ficus angustata Miq. |
synonym | Ficus clarkei King |
synonym | Ficus cuneata Bl. |
synonym | Ficus cuspidifera Miq. |
synonym | Ficus excelsa (Miq.) Miq. |
synonym | Ficus gibbosa Bl. |
synonym | Ficus gibbosa var. cuneata (Bl.) Miq. |
synonym | Ficus gibbosa var. cuspidifera (Miq.) King |
synonym | Ficus gibbosa var. dodonaeifolia Zipp. ex Miq. |
synonym | Ficus gibbosa var. latifolia Miq. |
synonym | Ficus gibbosa var. parasitica (Willd.) King |
synonym | Ficus gibbosa var. rigida (Bl.) Miq. |
synonym | Ficus gibbosa var. tuberculata (Miq.) King |
synonym | Ficus gibbosa var. unigibba Miq. |
synonym | Ficus irregularis Steud. |
synonym | Ficus paradoxa Bl. |
synonym | Ficus parasitica Koen. ex Willd. |
synonym | Ficus parasitica subsp. gibbosa (Bl.) M.R.Almeida |
synonym | Ficus parasitica var. cuspidifera (Miq.) M.R.Almeida |
synonym | Ficus parasitica var. tuberculata (Roxb.) M.R.Almeida |
synonym | Ficus pereng Steud. |
synonym | Ficus pervia Miq. |
synonym | Ficus platypoda var. angustata (Miq.) Corner |
synonym | Ficus pseudobotryoides Lév. & Vaniot |
synonym | Ficus reticulata Thunb. |
synonym | Ficus rhomboidalis Vahl. |
synonym | Ficus rigida Bl. |
synonym | Ficus scabriuscula Sm. |
synonym | Ficus sclerophylla Roxb. |
synonym | Ficus subobliqua Miq. |
synonym | Ficus subobliqua var. latiuscula Miq. |
synonym | Ficus tinctoria parasitica (Wildenow) Corner |
synonym | Ficus tinctoria var. cuspidifera (Miq.) V. Chithra |
synonym | Ficus tuberculata Roxb. |
synonym | Ficus volubilis (Dalz.) King |
synonym | Urostigma excelsum Miq. |
synonym | Urostigma volubile Dalz. & Gibs. |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Summary
Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India. | Kailash, B. R., UAS & ATREE, Bangalore, India.
Attributions | Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India. | Kailash, B. R., UAS & ATREE, Bangalore, India. |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC_SA |
References |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
References
Gard. Bull. Singapore 17(3): 476. 1959
Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India. | Kailash, B. R., UAS & ATREE, Bangalore, India.
Attributions | Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India. | Kailash, B. R., UAS & ATREE, Bangalore, India. |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC_SA |
References |
No Data
📚 Natural History
Dispersal
Seeds are passed through the alimentary canals of birds and other animals that feed on the fruits.
Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India. | Kailash, B. R., UAS & ATREE, Bangalore, India.
Attributions | Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India. | Kailash, B. R., UAS & ATREE, Bangalore, India. |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC_SA |
References |
Morphology
Small tree usually hemi epiphyte. Bark gray. Branchlets brown. Stipules lanceolate, Leaves distichous, leaf blade elliptic to ovate-elliptic, base broadly cuneate, margin entire or toothed, apex acute. Figs axillary on leafy shoots, solitary and paired, globose, with sparse small tubercles, slightly rough, base attenuate into stalk, peduncle short, involucral bracts ovate, margin revolute when dry. Male flowers near mouth of receptacles, stamens 1, ovary obliquely ovoid, style lateral. Female flowers calyx lobes thin, transparent and linear, style persistent, lateral, short, stigma enlarged. Achenes ellipsoid. Syconus fruit.
Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India. | Kailash, B. R., UAS & ATREE, Bangalore, India.
Attributions | Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India. | Kailash, B. R., UAS & ATREE, Bangalore, India. |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC_SA |
References |
Associations
Wasps play an important role in pollination and reproduction of this species.
Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India. | Kailash, B. R., UAS & ATREE, Bangalore, India.
Attributions | Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India. | Kailash, B. R., UAS & ATREE, Bangalore, India. |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC_SA |
References |
Diseases
Susceptible to insect pests.
Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India. | Kailash, B. R., UAS & ATREE, Bangalore, India.
Attributions | Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India. | Kailash, B. R., UAS & ATREE, Bangalore, India. |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC_SA |
References |
No Data
📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Rocky areas, Forest area
Evergreen to moist deciduous forests.
Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India. | Kailash, B. R., UAS & ATREE, Bangalore, India.
Attributions | Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India. | Kailash, B. R., UAS & ATREE, Bangalore, India. |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC_SA |
References |
Description
Global Distribution
India: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh
Local Distribution
Bongaigaon, Lakhimpur, Sivasagar, Nagaon, Kamrup, Dima Hasao, Barak Valley, Goalpara
Global Distribution:
Asia: Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam.
Local Distribution:
Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.
Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India. | Kailash, B. R., UAS & ATREE, Bangalore, India.
Attributions | Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India. | Kailash, B. R., UAS & ATREE, Bangalore, India. |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC_SA |
References |
No Data
📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
Conservation Status
Not evaluated by the IUCN Redlist.
Least Concern (Ganeshaiah, K. N. et. al. (2012) Plants of Western Ghats)
Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India. | Kailash, B. R., UAS & ATREE, Bangalore, India.
Attributions | Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India. | Kailash, B. R., UAS & ATREE, Bangalore, India. |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC_SA |
References |
No Data
📚 Uses and Management
Uses
Leaves used to polish ivory. Bark and root used as medicine against diarrhoea, menorrhagia, constipation, fever and astringent.
Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India. | Kailash, B. R., UAS & ATREE, Bangalore, India.
Attributions | Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India. | Kailash, B. R., UAS & ATREE, Bangalore, India. |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC_SA |
References |
No Data
📚 Information Listing
Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)
Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India. | Kailash, B. R., UAS & ATREE, Bangalore, India.
Attributions | Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India. | Kailash, B. R., UAS & ATREE, Bangalore, India. |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC_SA |
References |
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India. | Kailash, B. R., UAS & ATREE, Bangalore, India.
Attributions | Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India. | Kailash, B. R., UAS & ATREE, Bangalore, India. |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC_SA |
References |
References
- Birgitta Bremer et. al. (2009): An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. From Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 105-121.
- Tropicos, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden - www.tropicos.org. URL: http://www.tropicos.org/Name/50132663
- Ganeshaiah, K. N. et. al. (2012) Plants of Western Ghats Vol. 2: 332. 2012. Lotus Printers, Bengaluru.
- Mark W. chase and James L. Reveal (2009): A Phylogenetic classification of the land plants to accompany APG III. From Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 122-127.
- Yoganarasimhan, S. N. (2000) Medicinal Plants of India. Vol. 2: 231. 2000. Printed by V. Srinivasan and N. Kosal Ram of Cyber Media, Bangalore.
- Flowers of India URL: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Dye%20Fig.html
- Hooker, J. D., (1888) Flora of British India Vol. 5: 505. 1888. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
- 1. Tropicos, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden - www.tropicos.org. URL: http://www.tropicos.org/Name/50132663
- 5. Hooker, J. D., (1888) Flora of British India Vol. 5: 505. 1888. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
- 3. Birgitta Bremer et. al. (2009): An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. From Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 105-121.
- 7. Yoganarasimhan, S. N. (2000) Medicinal Plants of India. Vol. 2: 231. 2000. Printed by V. Srinivasan and N. Kosal Ram of Cyber Media, Bangalore.
- 4. Mark W. chase and James L. Reveal (2009): A Phylogenetic classification of the land plants to accompany APG III. From Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 122-127.
- 2. Flowers of India URL: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Dye%20Fig.html
- 6. Ganeshaiah, K. N. et. al. (2012) Plants of Western Ghats Vol. 2: 332. 2012. Lotus Printers, Bengaluru.
Information Listing > References
- Birgitta Bremer et. al. (2009): An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. From Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 105-121.
- Tropicos, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden - www.tropicos.org. URL: http://www.tropicos.org/Name/50132663
- Ganeshaiah, K. N. et. al. (2012) Plants of Western Ghats Vol. 2: 332. 2012. Lotus Printers, Bengaluru.
- Mark W. chase and James L. Reveal (2009): A Phylogenetic classification of the land plants to accompany APG III. From Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 122-127.
- Yoganarasimhan, S. N. (2000) Medicinal Plants of India. Vol. 2: 231. 2000. Printed by V. Srinivasan and N. Kosal Ram of Cyber Media, Bangalore.
- Flowers of India URL: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Dye%20Fig.html
- Hooker, J. D., (1888) Flora of British India Vol. 5: 505. 1888. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
- 1. Tropicos, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden - www.tropicos.org. URL: http://www.tropicos.org/Name/50132663
- 5. Hooker, J. D., (1888) Flora of British India Vol. 5: 505. 1888. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
- 3. Birgitta Bremer et. al. (2009): An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. From Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 105-121.
- 7. Yoganarasimhan, S. N. (2000) Medicinal Plants of India. Vol. 2: 231. 2000. Printed by V. Srinivasan and N. Kosal Ram of Cyber Media, Bangalore.
- 4. Mark W. chase and James L. Reveal (2009): A Phylogenetic classification of the land plants to accompany APG III. From Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 122-127.
- 2. Flowers of India URL: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Dye%20Fig.html
- 6. Ganeshaiah, K. N. et. al. (2012) Plants of Western Ghats Vol. 2: 332. 2012. Lotus Printers, Bengaluru.
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🐾 Taxonomy
Root | Root |
Kingdom | Plantae |
Phylum | Tracheophyta |
Class | Magnoliopsida |
Order | Rosales |
Family | Moraceae |
Genus | Ficus |
Species | Ficus tinctoria |
Infraspecies | Ficus tinctoria gibbosa (Bl.) Corner |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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