✿Moraceae · Ficus
Fiddle-Leafed Fig
Ficus lyrata
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ficus lyrata
- Genus
- Ficus
- Family
- Moraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Tropical West Africa
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Bihar, Kerala, Delhi, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttarakhand
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Deeply lobed (like a hand)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Fiddle-Leafed Fig itself; the rest are typical of the Moraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Catkin
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Moraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Telugu
- ఫైకస్ లైరెట
About Fiddle-Leafed Fig
A member of the Moraceae family, Fiddle-leafed Fig (Ficus lyrata) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and 7 other states. It is cultivated.
Uses
Locally it is planted as an ornamental.
Botanical family
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Fiddle-Leafed Fig belongs to the Moraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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