Goni-Mara / Mysore Fig
Ficus drupacea var. pubescens
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Assam, Karnataka, Goa
- Flowering
- December-May
How to identify Goni-Mara
Identify Goni-Mara by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Elliptic (widest at middle).
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Assam, Karnataka, Goa.
- Confirm it sits within the Moraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Goni-Mara.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ficus drupacea var. pubescens
- Genus
- Ficus
- Family
- Moraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Eastern Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Laos
- Found in India
- Assam, Karnataka, Goa
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Elliptic (widest at middle)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Goni-Mara itself; the rest are typical of the Moraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Catkin
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Moraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Sonnai-ala, Kal-ala
- Kannada
- Goni-Mara
- Malayalam
- ചെലാ Chela
- Marathi
- बुराली वड Burali-Wad
About Goni-Mara
Mysore Fig (Ficus drupacea var. pubescens) is a tree in the Moraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Assam, Karnataka and Goa. It grows in semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to May.
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Goni-Mara belongs to the Moraceae family.
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