Pilkhan / Spotted White Fig
Ficus virens
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- March-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ficus virens
- Genus
- Ficus
- Family
- Moraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia to Solomon Islands
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-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
- Hindi
- पिलखन Pilkhan, पाखड़ Pakhad, पाकड़ Pakad
- Nepali
- काब्रो Kaabro
- Tamil
- Kurugatti
- Telugu
- Badijuvvi, Jatti
- Kannada
- Kari-basari, juvvi
- Malayalam
- ചെരാലാ Cherala
- Marathi
- Bassari, Gandhaumbara, पायर
About Pilkhan
Spotted White Fig (Ficus virens) 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 evergreen forests. It occurs across Indo-Malesia to Solomon Islands. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during March-December.
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Pilkhan belongs to the Moraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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