FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Ficus virens Aiton ? :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 28, 2026 · 12:56 PM IST

[Dinesh Valke]

FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Ficus virens Aiton ? The Nilgiris :: Jan 28, 2026 · 12:56 PM IST along Ooty – Ebbanad road, about 1755 m asl

Regards. Dinesh

[Saroj Kasaju]

Looks like but not sure ? rumphii ??

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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[Dinesh Valke]

Many thanks Saroj ji.

We can safely overrule F. rumphii - the leaf shape is that of F. religiosa OR F. arnottiana.

I wanted to know whether the posted plant could be Ficus lacor Buch.-Ham..which is quite close to F, virens but has hairy figs. My posted plant does have slightly tomentose figs, and may develop more of hairiness as it matures and ripens.

Regards.

Dinesh

[Saroj Kasaju]

OK Dinesh Ji.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

Many thanks Saroj ji.

We can safely overrule F. rumphii - the leaf shape is that of F. religiosa OR F. arnottiana.

I wanted to know whether the posted plant could be Ficus lacor Buch.-Ham..which is quite close to F, virens but has hairy figs. My posted plant does have slightly tomentose figs, and may develop more of hairiness as it matures and ripens.

Regards.

Dinesh

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks a lot, Varun ji

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From: Varun Sharma 
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 at 13:08
Subject: Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:486363] FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Ficus virens Aiton ? :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 28, 2026 · 12:56 PM IST
To: JM Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

Dear Sir


Ficus lacor has not reported from Tamil Nadu in India; distributed in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, MP, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
As per Flora of India the species (Ficus virens) is variable in many morphological characters and Ficus virens var. matthewii Chantaras, (2013), receptacles are glabrous, puberulous or white-tomentose, and is treated as a synonym of Ficus virens.

So, this should be Ficus virens.

Kind regards, Varun

[Dinesh Valke]

Many thanks Garg ji and Varun ji for the clarification.

Regards.

Dinesh