Indian rock fig
Ficus arnottiana

Family: Moraceae

What it is like

A fig. It is a shrub or small tree. It grows 10 m tall. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves are simple and alternate or in spirals. The leaf stalk is 3-10 cm long. The leaf blade is 6-20 cm long by 5-13 cm wide. It is oval with a deeply heart shaped base. The fruit are figs that occur in pairs or crowded near the tips. They are yellow-brown when ripe and 5-7 mm across.

There are about 800-1000 Ficus species. They are mostly in the tropics. There are 120 Ficus species in tropical America.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in rock crevices between 1000-1500 m altitude in India.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, India, Northeastern India

How it is used for food

The leaves are boiled and dried and then used for tea.

Edible parts

Leaves - tea, fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Amakanniyan, Ban pipal, Bassari, Bettadaarali, Kagoli, Kallaravi, Kallarayal, Khadak payar, Paraspipal, Pilkhan, Pimpli, Pipal, Plaksha, Plokhyo

Synonyms

Ficus courtallensis (Miq.) Baill.; Ficus populeaster Desf.; Urostigma arnottianum Miq.; Urostigma courtallense Miq.;