Family :
Flora of Nilgiri Biosphere (Eastern Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve)
Flora of Nilgiri Biosphere (Northern Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve)
Moraceae
Leaf arrangement

Alternate distichous
Leaf Type

Simple
Leaf Shape

Ovate
Leaf Apex

Caudate
Leaf Base

Truncate
Leaf Margin

Undulate
Habit : A large tree, often starting as an epiphyte.
Habitat and Distribution : Plains from the coast up to 1200m. Often planted around temples. Indian subcontinent.
Indigenous Information : Leaves and roots are used for medicinal purposes. Ragi roti made in leaf of this tree, given as a cure for stammering. Tree exudes white latex which is applied to cracked feet. Fruits eaten by birds. Monkeys eat leaf shoots. Elephants eat leaves. According to adivasi belief here, God lives in this tree, as its leaves are always shaking, even if there is no breeze.
Field Tips : With few or no aerial roots, often epiphytic. Bark grey smooth. Leaf fall March-April. New foliage April-May.
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Names:
English : Sacred FigIrula : Arasa
Tamil : Arasa maram
Hindi : Pipal
Malayalam : Arayaal
Kannada : Arali
Flower:
A fig, axillary, paired, sessile, ripening pink, purple or black.Fruit :
Seed achene, smooth, many. Fruiting from April-September.
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