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Ficus pumila
Ficus pumila
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Botanical Name :
Ficus pumila
L.
Synonyms :
Ficus repens
Rottler,
Ficus pumila
L. var.
pumila
Common Name :
Creeping Fig, Vadvel, Climbing Fig, Creeping Fig, Creeping Ficus, Creeping Rubber Plant
Plant Family :
Moraceae
Plant Form :
Climbers
Occurrence (Special Areas) :
Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation
About Ficus pumila Plant :
Habit :
A large root climber on the walls or tree trunks.
Leaves :
Alternate, distichous, ovate, entire, cordate, acute, wavy, oblique forming beautiful mosaic on walls.
Inflorescence :
Hypanthodium, receptacles axillary, solitary, large and green when ripe.
Flowering and Fruiting Time :
Not observed
Significance :
Generally grows on the walls.