yes, you found a beauty and thought provoking s[ecimen thats why life history of a plant from seedling to older mature stages are so very important to observe, often they surprise you
like this one May be the point of difference was that it was trained to stand upright may be that changes the gene expression: ie enlarges the leaves, and produces fruits ie it got different use of its energy may be when its only allowed to grow on a wall, it perhaps ends up using its energy in producing the little clinging roots and the leaves also "stick" to the walls and has no energy left to form fruits may be plants have epigenetics phenomenon just like human epigenetics. and it may not be as rare as i think for Nayan to recognize it right away, it must be obviously present in nature often enough. Regards Ushadi On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 10:45 AM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you very much Nidhan ji and Aarti ji for this ID. > The plant is so common, and the fig so elusive ... certainly a prize for > me !! > The fig was no less large than a normal pear found in markets - about 3 - > 4 inch long !!! And the plant was trained to grow in erect fashion with > help of support. > The leaves otherwise small, here were quite large. > > Thanks Usha di for getting the description. It supports what is observed. > > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 9:27 AM ushadi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> All i have ever seen of Ficus pumila is the vine that creeps up >> >> and has small clinging to the wall//flat on the wall leaves >> >> >> so searched if it has a life history of developing fruits >> and it was easy: >> >> MoBotG has a short sweet description, and is very apt >> i am copypasting it here with its URL, so that we >> will have it for ou website. >> >> quote from MoBotG: "Noteworthy Characteristics >> >> >> *Ficus pumila, commonly called creeping fig, is a vigorous, fast-growing, >> evergreen, * >> >> >> *climbing vine that from a distance simply does not look much like a fig. >> * >> >> >> *Where it may be grown outdoors, it will climb and cover walls, posts, >> trellises and * >> >> >> *other structures by adhesive aerial rootlets. Outdoor plants can grow to >> 15’ or more. * >> >> >> *On climbing stems, juvenile foliage consists of ovate, heart-shaped >> leaves to 1” long. * >> >> >> *On fruit-bearing stems, mature foliage is oblong to elliptic, thicker, >> shinier and larger (to 4” long). * >> >> >> *Hairy pear-shaped fruits (to 2.5” long) may appear on outdoor plants >> throughout the year. * >> >> >> *Fruits emerge green ripening to purple. Flowers and fruits rarely appear >> on indoor plants. * >> >> >> *Stems have a milky sap. Indoors, this plant may be grown on >> room-dividing trellises or * >> >> >> *in hanging baskets or sprawling over a shelf. Varieties available in >> commerce include * >> >> *ones with variegated foliage and with oak-like lobed leaves. Synonymous >> with F. repens." end quote * >> >> URL: >> http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b599 >> >> thanks Dinesh for showing this fruit >> >> Regards >> Ushadi >> >> >> On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 7:22 AM 'Nayan Singh' via efloraofindia < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I think Ficus pumila >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Nayan. >>> ........................... >>> N.S.Dungriyal IFS >>> Retd. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests >>> Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal India. >>> Mo - 7999761851 >>> >>> >>> On Saturday, 30 November, 2019, 11:54:57 pm IST, Dinesh Valke < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> [image: Vythiri, Wayanad] >>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F49146977626%2Fin%2Fdateposted%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHyIsHbuyt40YQA8qswqfjWkZbXgw> >>> Vythiri Wayanad >>> *Date*: November 15, 2019 ... *Altitude*: about 700 m (2,300 ft) asl >>> ------------------------------ >>> which fruit ? >>> Dear friends, >>> This is a planted shrub (or small tree). I hope this fruit can be >>> recognized. 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