Ficus sagittata Vahl


Synonym : Ficus sagittata Koenig ex Vahl
Ficus carophyllaMiq.
Ficus lanaoensisMerr. ex Sata
Ficus radicansDesf.
Bangla Name : Karat-bot,Hijulia,Gaya assawath, Thiphi(Bawm),Lati dhumur(Chakma),Shefung(Marma)
English Name : Traillina Fig
Family : Moraceae
Disease : Boils
Description : Trees when mature, epiphytic vine when young. Branchlets pubescent, glabrescent, nodes with short roots. Stipules caducous, ovate-lanceolate, pubescent. Petiole sparsely pubescent; leaf blade ovate to ovate-elliptic, leathery, base rounded, ± cordate, or cordate, margin entire or slightly undulate, apex acute to mucronate; veins abaxially with hairs when young, glabrescent; Figs axillary on leafy or on leafless branchlets, solitary or paired, occasionally in clusters or on shortly tuberculate branchlets from leafless branches, reddish orange when mature, ± globose, Male flowers: near apical pore; calyx lobes 3; stamens 2; filaments connate; anthers mucronate. Gall flowers: calyx lobes 3; ovary obovoid; style lateral, short. Female flowers: calyx basally connate, apically 3-lobed; style lateral, long; stigma cylindric. Achenes ellipsoid. Fl. Dec-Mar.
Distribution : Sylhet, Chittagong Hill tracts, Chittagong
Chemical Constituents : -
Uses : Boils
Habit : Tree