Pipri / Yellow-Barked Fig
Ficus amplissima
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- September-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ficus amplissima
- Genus
- Ficus
- Family
- Moraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen, moist and dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Maldives
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Telangana, Mizoram
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Moraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Moraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- पिपरी Pipri, Jari, javi
- Tamil
- Chelaikkallichchi
- Kannada
- Bilibasuri, Bilibasari, Bilibasari Mara
- Malayalam
- Koyali, Chela, കൊയലി
- Marathi
- पिपर Pipar, पिपली Pipli, पिपरी Pipri, पिपरी
About Pipri
Yellow-Barked Fig (Ficus amplissima) is a tree belonging to the Moraceae family (Fig/Mulberry family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, catkin/syconium/head flower clusters, drupe/syconium/sorosis fruit. It is typically found in evergreen, moist and dry deciduous forests. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka, Maldives. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during September-March.
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Pipri belongs to the Moraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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