Datir / Creeping Fig
Ficus heterophylla
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Assam, Andaman & Nicobar Islands & more
- Flowering
- April-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ficus heterophylla
- Genus
- Ficus
- Family
- Moraceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Along river banks
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- Indo-Malay
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, South China to Java, Borneo
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Assam, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-December
- 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
- Bengali
- ভূঈ দুমুর Bhui dumur
- Tamil
- கொடி அத்தி Kodi atthi, அவனம் Avanam, புரோனி Buroni
- Kannada
- ಅಡವಿಬೆಂಡೆ Adavi bende, ಬಿಳಿಅತ್ತಿ, ಬಿಳಿಯತ್ತಿ Bili atti
- Malayalam
- Vallitherakam
- Marathi
- Datir, Kharavamti-vel
About Datir
Creeping Fig (Ficus heterophylla) is a shrub 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 along river banks. Native to Indo-Malay, it is distributed across India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, South China to Java, Borneo. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during April-December.
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Datir belongs to the Moraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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