Karvat / Sand Paper Tree
Ficus exasperata
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- November-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ficus exasperata
- Genus
- Ficus
- Family
- Moraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Stream banks of mixed forests and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Distribution
- East Africa, Arabia, India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-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
- Tamil
- மரம்தினிஅத்தி maramthinniatti
- Telugu
- కరక బొద్దు karaka boddu, కరసాన karasana, సిరి బొడ్డ siri bodda
- Kannada
- ಗರಗತ್ತಿ Garagatti, ಗರಗಸ Garagasa
- Malayalam
- തേരകം theerakam
- Marathi
- करवत karvat
About Karvat
Sand Paper Tree (Ficus exasperata) 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 stream banks of mixed forests and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains. It occurs across East Africa, Arabia, India, Sri Lanka. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during November-May.
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Karvat belongs to the Moraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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