Phagoora / Elephant Ear Fig Tree
Ficus auriculata
Also known as Giant Indian Fig
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- October-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ficus auriculata
- Genus
- Ficus
- Family
- Moraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Near streams, also cultivated
- Habitat type
- Wetland, Cultivated
- Distribution
- India, Himalayas, Bhutan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, China, Japan, Malesia
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-May
- 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
- फागूड़ा Phagoora, तिमला Timla, tirmal, tunla
- Nepali
- तिमिला Timilaa निमारो Nimaaro, अँजीर Anjeer
- Bengali
- ডুমুর Doomoor
- Tamil
- யானை காது அத்தி Yanai Katu Atti
- Telugu
- రాచ బొడ్ Racha Bodda
- Kannada
- ಅಂಜೂರ Anjoora, ಸೀಮೆ ಅತ್ತಿ Seeme Atthi
- Malayalam
- ആന ചെവിയൻ അത്തി Aanachcheviyan Aththi, തൊണ്ടിപ്പഴം Thontippazham, വലിയ അത്തി Valiya Aththi, വലിയ അത്തി
- Marathi
- देशी अंजीर Deshi Anjir
About Phagoora
Elephant Ear Fig Tree (Ficus auriculata) 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 near streams, also cultivated. It occurs across India, Himalayas, Bhutan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, China, Japan, Malesia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during October-May.
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Phagoora belongs to the Moraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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