Ficus amplocarpa Govind. & Masil. :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 29, 2026 · 1:29 PM IST

[Dinesh Valke]

Ficus amplocarpa Govind. & Masil. The Nilgiris :: Jan 29, 2026 · 1:29 PM IST Naduvattam, about 1724 m asl

Regards. Dinesh

[J.M. Garg]

I think it should be Ficus guttata as per the publication:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308471209_Identity_of_Ficus_amplocarpa_and_F_guttata_Moraceae_the_two_closely_allied_South_Indian_endemic_species_and_their_conservation_status

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[Saroj Kasaju]

I guess it is correct :https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:907468-1

https://www.google.com/imgres?q=Ficus%20laevis%20var.%20macrocarpa&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Findiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in%2FFloraPeninsular%2Fimg%2Ffield%2FFicus%2520laevis%2520var.%2520macrocarpa%2FFicus%2520laevis%2520var.%2520macrocarpa%25201.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Findiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in%2FFloraPeninsular%2Fherbsheet.php%3Fid%3D6089%26cat%3D7&docid=iNWg82vAzN-OOM&tbnid=uGHNyCSSwZqRoM&vet=12ahUKEwiF6ubA4JKTAxVhTmwGHWIZNfoQnPAOegQIGxAB..i&w=667&h=1000&hcb=2&ved=2ahUKEwiF6ubA4JKTAxVhTmwGHWIZNfoQnPAOegQIGxAB

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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[Dinesh Valke]

Many thanks Garg ji and Saroj ji.

I strongly believe this plant to be Ficus amplocarpa Govind. & Masil.

Garg ji, I get a feeling that the illustrations of leaves in the publication at ResearchGate link have got interchanged. 

Regards.

Dinesh

[Saroj Kasaju]

OK Dinesh Ji.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks a lot, Varun ji

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Varun Sharma 
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 at 23:09
Subject: Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:486645] Ficus amplocarpa Govind. & Masil. :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 29, 2026 · 1:29 PM IST
To: JM Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

Dear Sir

Hard to get details as both are closely related but as per flora of India:
F. amplocarpa= leaves broadly ovate to ovate to elliptic, with glabrous to minutely puberulous (which is not clear from photographs), figs globose to sub-globose or obovoid and this is the catch in photos figs are clearly ellipsoid and second leaves are much broad or rounded or cordiform and basal lateral veins elongate to 3/4 the length of the lamina (F. amplocarpa to 1/2 the length) clearly show this should be F. guttata.

Even I doubt photos on POWO for F. amplocarpa are actually of F. guttata.

Kind regards, Varun

[Saroj Kasaju]

Please compare : 

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Ffigure%2Fa-e-Ficus-amplocarpa-Govind-Masil-a-Habit-b-Twig-c-Leaves-1-Adaxial-surface_fig1_308471209&ved=0CBoQjhxqFwoTCKCf_rH0lJMDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAI&opi=89978449

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FLarge-Fruit%2520Climbing%2520Fig.html&ved=0CBoQjhxqFwoTCKC2nNr1lJMDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAI&opi=89978449

Looks like guttata.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[Dinesh Valke]

Many many thanks Garg ji and Varun ji for this clarification.

I will revise ID of my observation to Ficus guttata (Wight) Wight ex King

It looks like there is a mix up on the internet with these two species.

F. guttata is not much found in pictures on the internet; it is not yet in the iNaturalist database; and POWO has no pictures 

Except for the publication in ResearchGate which Garg ji pointed out to.

My posted plant matched the observations in iNaturalist of  F. amplocarpa. especially:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305933134 by Siddarth Machado
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69088961 by T R Shankar Raman 

Regards.

Dinesh

[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks Saroj ji.

This link is already pointed to by Garg ji in this thread.

Regards.

Dinesh