Gobla / Crow Fig
Ficus hispida
Also known as Mad Fig, Brahma's Fig
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- February-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ficus hispida
- Genus
- Ficus
- Family
- Moraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests, also in plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, China, New Guinea, Queensland, Australia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-November
- 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
- Hindi
- गोबला Gobla, कगशा Kagsha, काला उम्बर Kala umbar
- Nepali
- खस्रेटो Khasreto, ठोट्ने Thotne, कोठाया डुम्री Kothaayaa Dumree
- Tamil
- பேயத்தி Peyatti
- Telugu
- బొమ్మమేడి Bomma-medi
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡತ್ತಿ Kaadatthi, ಅಡವಿ ಅತ್ತಿ Adavi atthi, ಕಲ್ಲತ್ತಿ Kallatthi
- Malayalam
- എരുമനാക്ക് Erumanaakk, കാട്ടത്തി Kaattaththi, പാറകം Paarakam
- Marathi
- बोकेडा Bokeda, बोखाडा Bokhada, बोखेडा Bokheda
About Gobla
Crow Fig (Ficus hispida) 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 moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests, also in plains. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka, China, New Guinea, Queensland, Australia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during February-November. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Gobla belongs to the Moraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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