Ficus auriculata Lour.

Accepted

Ficus auriculata Lour. Photographed at Canary Islands, Tenerife, Puerto de la Cruz.

Ficus auriculata Lour.

🗒 Synonyms

synonym	Covellia macrophylla (Roxb. ex Sm.) Miq.
synonym	Ficus angladei C. E. C. Fischer
synonym	Ficus cochinchinensis Lour.
synonym	Ficus macrophylla Roxb.
synonym	Ficus oligodon Miq.
synonym	Ficus pomifera Wall. ex King
synonym	Ficus regia Miq.
synonym	Ficus rotundifolia Roxb.
synonym	Ficus roxburghii Wall. ex Steud.
synonym	Ficus sclerocarpa Griff.

🗒 Common Names

Assamese	Altha Dimoru Atha-dimoru Mon dimoru
Dimasa	Thaibor
English	Roxburgh Fig
Karbi	Lothepi
Mishing	Kukbal Takuk
Other	Atthi Elephant Ear Fig Elephant Ear Fig Tree Roxburgh Fig

📚 Overview

Overview

Summary

The leaves of tree are very large about 15 inches thus called as elephant ear fig.

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.
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Habit: Tree

G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram

Attributions	G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Contributors	G Renu D. Narasimhan Sanjana Julias Thilakar
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SubSpecies Varieties Races

Diagnostic Keys

Description

No Data

📚 Nomenclature and Classification

Nomenclature and Classification

Taxon Record Name

References

Fl. Cochinch. 2: 666. 1790.

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	Kailash B R
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Type Information

No Data

📚 Natural History

Natural History

Life Cycle

Cyclicity

Fruit ripen :April - June

Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.

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Reproduction

Migration

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	Kailash B R
Status	UNDER_CREATION
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Growth Form

Tree

A middle sized tree with spreading crown, young parts pubescent, young branches are hollow. Leaves moderate sized, broad, ovate-orbicular, glabrous above, pubecent beneath. Receptable in fascicles on short thick leaf less branches or on trunk at lower protion. Fruits are 2 - 3 inch. large, purplish- orange when ripe

Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.

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Small spreading tree. Trunk usually short, bark grayish dark brown. Leaf blade suborbicular, acuminate at apex, cordate or rounded at base, pubescent beneath, glabrous above, chartaceous, basal nerves 6-7, lateral nerves 4-5, tertiary nerves transverse and parallel. Figs obconic, with longitudinal ridges, pubescent brown, white spotted, basal bracts 3, triangular, orifice sunken and covered by 6 triangular apical bracts. 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	Kailash B R
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY_NC_SA
References

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	Kailash B R
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY_NC_SA
References

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	Kailash B R
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Miscellaneous Details

Notes: Western Ghats, Cultivated, Native of Indo - Chinese Region

G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram

Attributions	G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Contributors	Sanjana Julias Thilakar G Renu D. Narasimhan
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No Data

📚 Habitat and Distribution

Habitat and Distribution

General Habitat

Forests

Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.

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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	Kailash B R
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Distribution

Description

Global Distribution

India: Assam, Punjab; Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam

Local Distribution

Throughout Assam

Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.

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Assam Distribution

Common in the state

Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.

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Global Distribution:

Asia: Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam.

Local Distribution:

Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, 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	Kailash B R
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Kerala: Kannur, Kasaragod Tamil Nadu: Dindigul

G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram

Attributions	G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Contributors	Sanjana Julias Thilakar G Renu D. Narasimhan
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References

Endemic Distribution

No Data

📚 Occurrence

Occurrence

No Data

📚 Demography and Conservation

Demography and Conservation

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	Kailash B R
Status	UNDER_CREATION
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Threats

Legislation

Protection Legal Status

No Data

📚 Uses and Management

Uses and Management

Uses

System of Medicines Used In

Folk medicine

System Of Medicines Used In

Folk medicine

FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=3605

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Fruits are eaten when ripe and quite delicious

Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.

Attributions	Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.
Contributors	admin
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Fruits are edible. Bark yields a coarse fiber and is used in the preparation of medicine for hydrophobia. Leaves used as fodder for cattle.

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	Kailash B R
Status	UNDER_CREATION
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References

Folklore

Management

No Data

📚 Information Listing

Information Listing

Species Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=823734

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	Kailash B R
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY_NC_SA
References

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN)

Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)

http://eol.org/pages/2872482/overview

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	Kailash B R
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY_NC_SA
References

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=100541

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	Kailash B R
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY_NC_SA
References

References

D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=3605

Matthew, 1999

Ganeshaiah, K. N. et. al. (2012) Plants of Western Ghats Vol. 1: 317. 2012. Lotus Printers, Bengaluru.
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.
Flowers of India URL: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Elephant%20Ear%20Fig.html
Tropicos, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden - www.tropicos.org. URL: http://www.tropicos.org/Name/21302027
The International Plant Names Index (2012). Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org. URL: http://www.ipni.org/ipni/simplePlantNameSearch.do?find_wholeName=Ficus+auriculata&output_format=normal&query_type=by_query&back_page=query_ipni.html
Nayar, T. S. et al., (2006) Flowering plants of Kerala-A Handbook 433. 2006. Printed at St Joseph’s Press, Thiruvananthapuram 695014, Kerala, India.
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.
Saldanha, C. J. & Nicolson, D. H. (1976) Flora of Hassan district 114-115. 1976. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co.
7. Saldanha, C. J. & Nicolson, D. H. (1976) Flora of Hassan district 114-115. 1976. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co.
6. Ganeshaiah, K. N. et. al. (2012) Plants of Western Ghats Vol. 1: 317. 2012. Lotus Printers, Bengaluru.
3. Flowers of India URL: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Elephant%20Ear%20Fig.html
1. Tropicos, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden - www.tropicos.org. URL: http://www.tropicos.org/Name/21302027
8. Nayar, T. S. et al., (2006) Flowering plants of Kerala-A Handbook 433. 2006. Printed at St Joseph’s Press, Thiruvananthapuram 695014, Kerala, India.
5. 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.
4. 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.
2. The International Plant Names Index (2012). Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org. URL: http://www.ipni.org/ipni/simplePlantNameSearch.do?find_wholeName=Ficus+auriculata&output_format=normal&query_type=by_query&back_page=query_ipni.html

Information Listing > References

D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=3605
Matthew, 1999
Ganeshaiah, K. N. et. al. (2012) Plants of Western Ghats Vol. 1: 317. 2012. Lotus Printers, Bengaluru.
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.
Flowers of India URL: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Elephant%20Ear%20Fig.html
Tropicos, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden - www.tropicos.org. URL: http://www.tropicos.org/Name/21302027
The International Plant Names Index (2012). Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org. URL: http://www.ipni.org/ipni/simplePlantNameSearch.do?find_wholeName=Ficus+auriculata&output_format=normal&query_type=by_query&back_page=query_ipni.html
Nayar, T. S. et al., (2006) Flowering plants of Kerala-A Handbook 433. 2006. Printed at St Joseph’s Press, Thiruvananthapuram 695014, Kerala, India.
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.
Saldanha, C. J. & Nicolson, D. H. (1976) Flora of Hassan district 114-115. 1976. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co.
7. Saldanha, C. J. & Nicolson, D. H. (1976) Flora of Hassan district 114-115. 1976. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co.
6. Ganeshaiah, K. N. et. al. (2012) Plants of Western Ghats Vol. 1: 317. 2012. Lotus Printers, Bengaluru.
3. Flowers of India URL: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Elephant%20Ear%20Fig.html
1. Tropicos, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden - www.tropicos.org. URL: http://www.tropicos.org/Name/21302027
8. Nayar, T. S. et al., (2006) Flowering plants of Kerala-A Handbook 433. 2006. Printed at St Joseph’s Press, Thiruvananthapuram 695014, Kerala, India.
5. 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.
4. 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.
2. The International Plant Names Index (2012). Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org. URL: http://www.ipni.org/ipni/simplePlantNameSearch.do?find_wholeName=Ficus+auriculata&output_format=normal&query_type=by_query&back_page=query_ipni.html