Ficus amplissima

• Botanical Name : Ficus amplissima Sm.
• Synonyms : Ficus indica Willd., Ficus tsiela Roxb.
• Common Name : Piper, Pipali
• Plant Family : Moraceae
• Plant Form : Tree
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 1, 6, 27, 28
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park, Van Chetana Kendra, Basan

About Ficus amplissima Plant :

• Habit : A large, glabrous tree.
• Leaves : Alternate, ovate, apiculate-acuminate coriaceous, upper surface dotted with minute raised spots, base narrowed, 3-nerved, petiole with a gland at the apex on the underside.
• Inflorescence : Hypanthodium globose, sessile, axillary, pubescent, androgynous, basal bracts 3, broadly ovate.
• Flowers :
  • Perianth of 3, ovate tepals.
  • Staminate florets sessile, monandrous, filament clavate, larger than the anther.
  • Pistillate florets, stigma cylindric.
• Fruit : Achenes ovoid  reniform.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : November - January
• Significance :
  • It is used to make pickles.
  • Strong fibres are obtained from the bark and is used for making ropes.
  • Wood is very hard and is used by the farmers to make tools.