About Sand Paper Tree
Ficus exasperata, also called the sandpaper tree, forest sandpaper fig, white fig, or sandpaper leaf tree, is a deciduous, and dioecious species of plant in the mulberry family Moraceae, native to tropical Africa (an area from Senegal east to Ethiopia and south to Angola and Mozambique) and southern Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Yemen).
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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
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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
Botanical family
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Sand Paper Tree belongs to the Moraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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