About Creeping Fig
Ficus heterophylla is a fig plant species, in the family Moraceae, which can be found in India, southern China, Indo-China and western Malesia. In Vietnam it may be called vú bò.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ficus heterophylla
- Genus
- Ficus
- Family
- MORACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Along river banks
- Native to
- Indo-Malay
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, South China to Java, Borneo
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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
Botanical family
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Creeping Fig belongs to the Moraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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